CH6 5NG Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Flint: Castle.
Streets
- Lon y Capel, Y Fflint: 67 addresses
- Sydney Street, Y Fflint / Flint: 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 (51% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- South African War Memorial, grade II
- St Mary Church, grade II
- War Memorial (CENOTAPH), grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 68 address points in this postcode, 67 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: 67 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 12 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 | Flint 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| Neston 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapel Street Flint | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Holywell Bus Station Stand 4 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 21.4 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allt Goch Medical Centre | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 7-9 Church Street | 120 m |
| Hospital | Holywell Community Hospital | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Deeside Police Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,700 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Castell y Fflint, a scheduled monument, 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castell y Fflint | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Flint Castle including Revetment Wall of Ditch | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Pentre Bridge Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Bryn y Cwm Mound & Bailey Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Afondale | Valley | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Pen-goch Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Red Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Flint Marsh | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Cornist Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Denhall Gutter | Tidal water | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 67 | 68 |
1 of the postcode's 68 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 | 62 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 93% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 30% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 3% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 82% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Lon y Capel.