CH5 2LW Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2022. Ward: Connah's Quay Central.
Streets
- Weighbridge Road, Sir y Fflint - Flintshire: 2 addresses
- 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 B (38% 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 3 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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: 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 3 addresses are between 4 m and 9 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hawarden Bridge 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Great Bear Distribution Garden City | 800 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Quay Surgery | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Wepre Pharmacy | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | The North Wales Dental Hub | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Deeside Community Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Deeside Police Station | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Connahs Quay Red Hall, Connaghs Quay | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Festival Gardens 4,760 m² | 2.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,830 m² | 2.2 km |
| Playing field | Connah's Quay Town F C 1.6 ha | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,950 m² | 2.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Promontory fort on Burton Point 550m south west of Burton Point Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.9 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 | 1.9 km north |
| Shotton Steelworks Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south |
| Burton Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burton Mere Wetlands | Wetland | 1.7 km north-east |
| Marsh Covert | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north |
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Bath Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Top-y-fron Dingle | Valley | 4.2 km south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 3 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 | 32 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 77% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.