CH5 3HR Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hawarden: Aston.
Streets
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 E (35% of about 950 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 55 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 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: 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 55 addresses are between 29 m and 53 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m |
| Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Hawarden Bridge 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Park Avenue Big Mancot | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station 6 Mold | 7.8 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 19.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Stables Medical | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 950 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 800 m |
| Hospital | Deeside Community Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Deeside Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ewloe, Hawarden Cashzone | 920 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,880 m² | 190 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,310 m² | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hawarden Community Allotments 6,680 m² | 530 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aston Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-west |
| St Deiniols Ash | Listed building, Grade I | 720 m south-east |
| Trueman's Hill motte | Scheduled monument | 780 m south |
| St Deiniol's Library | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m south |
| Parish Church of St Deinol | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m south-east |
| The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-east |
| Hawarden Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Hawarden Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km south-east |
| Shotton Steelworks Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grooms Dale | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Tinker's Dale | Valley | 1.5 km south |
| Beeches Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Wepre Wood | Wood | 2.3 km west |
| Bilberry Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south |
| Vinegar Hill | Hill | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.