CH5 2AG Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hawarden: Mancot.
Streets
- Hampton Avenue, Pentre: 21 addresses
- Chester Road East, Queensferry / Y Fferi Isaf: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Flintshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,376 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,584 | £1,848 | £2,112 | £2,376 | £2,904 | £3,432 | £3,960 | £4,752 | £5,544 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (45% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 22 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hawarden Bridge 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mechanics` Arms Big Mancot | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 18.5 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queensferry Medical Practice | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 4 Gladstone Street [The Denatl Surgery | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Deeside Community Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Deeside Police Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,880 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,820 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shotton Steelworks Garden, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shotton Steelworks Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Trueman's Hill motte | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Hawarden Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grooms Dale | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Tinker's Dale | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Beeches Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Wepre Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Bilberry Wood | Wood | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Vinegar Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 22 |
7 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Hampton Avenue.