Standing view · housing · Flintshire
rising, held with strong confidence, formed on 31 August 2026 from movements in 2026-07.
Rents rose on every property type published for Flintshire. A terraced home cost £755 a month in December 2025 and £787 in June 2026; a detached home £989 in January 2026; a three-bedroom home £850 in February and £883 in July; a two-bedroom home £727 in March and £733 in April; and a semi-detached home £818 in May. Five property types moving the same way across eight months is a consistent picture and is unlikely to be month-to-month variation.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Flintshire. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Average private rent, terraced | 2025-12 | rising |
| Average private rent, detached | 2026-01 | rising |
| Average private rent, three bedrooms | 2026-02 | rising |
| Average private rent, two bedrooms | 2026-03 | rising |
| Average private rent, two bedrooms | 2026-04 | rising |
| Average private rent, semi-detached | 2026-05 | rising |
| Average private rent, terraced | 2026-06 | rising |
| Average private rent, three bedrooms | 2026-07 | rising |