CH5 2GY Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced December 2023. Ward: Connah's Quay: Wepre.
Streets
- Weighbridge Road, Sir y Fflint - Flintshire: 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 (32% of about 1,010 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
None of the 1 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 8 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hawarden Bridge 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Great Bear Distribution Garden City | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 9.8 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Quay Surgery | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Wepre Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | The North Wales Dental Hub | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | Deeside Community Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Deeside Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | Nationwide | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Festival Gardens 4,760 m² | 2.6 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,830 m² | 2.6 km |
| Playing field | Connah's Quay Town F C 1.6 ha | 2.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Burton Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
| Shotton Steelworks Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burton Mere Wetlands | Wetland | 1.4 km north |
| Marsh Covert | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Platts Covert | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Shotwick Dale | Valley | 3.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 35 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Weighbridge Road.