Estate and external works · Wales
Estate and external works in Flintshire
The outdoor spaces of estates in Flintshire shape residents' safety and pride in where they live. We improve them in phases, keeping routes open.
Estate and external works in Flintshire are carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. Flintshire County Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Flintshire at a glance
- Council
- Flintshire County Council
- Nation
- Wales
- Council homes
- Council-owned, managed by the council
- Housing standard
- WHQS 2023 (Wales)
- Damp and mould timescales
- No timescale law found
- Population
- 156,847 (2020 estimate)
- Regional price factor
- 0.93 (VOA 2026)
Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (11 transfer and 11 stock-retaining councils), not yet checked against StatsWales tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.
Who owns the social homes in Flintshire?
Flintshire County Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Flintshire, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Flintshire?
- Paths, paving and dropped kerbs
- Parking areas and surfacing
- Surface water drainage and gullies
- External lighting coordination
- Soft landscaping and planting
How do we deliver it?
Where we see trip hazards, broken lighting or damaged fencing outside our scope, we report it to you.
Which rules apply in Flintshire?
Social landlords are commercial clients under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, so the full client duties apply. Where there is more than one contractor, the client appoints a principal designer and a principal contractor.
WHQS 2023 (Wales) · More about estate and external works
What do estate and external works cost in Flintshire?
We price estate and external works in Flintshire after a survey rather than from a guide range, because areas, levels, drainage and materials vary from scheme to scheme. Send us the details and we will arrange a visit.
Questions about estate and external works in Flintshire
Does Flintshire County Council still own council homes?
Flintshire County Council is one of the 11 Welsh councils that kept their homes rather than transferring them. Housing associations also own social homes in Flintshire, and we can work for both.
Do you also work near Flintshire?
Yes. We take on estate and external works across Wales, including Denbighshire, Wrexham, Conwy and Gwynedd, and in every other UK nation.
Which housing standard applies in Flintshire?
Social landlords in Wales work to the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023, which has applied since 1 April 2024, with all homes to comply by 31 March 2034.
Other works we carry out in Flintshire
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Responsive repairs
- Kitchen replacement programmes
- Communal area refurbishment
- Void property works
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Planned maintenance and Decent Homes works
- Aids and adaptations
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Window and door replacement
- Housing disrepair works