CH6 5SE Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Flint: Oakenholt.
Streets
- Chester Road, Sir y Fflint - Flintshire: 45 addresses
- Caesar Avenue, Y Fflint / Flint: 1 address
- Chester Road, Y Fflint / Flint: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Chester Road, Oakenholt: 1 address
- Chester Road, Y Fflint / Flint: 1 address
- Chester Road, Rockcliffe: 1 address
- Chester Road, 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 C (37% of about 1,310 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 51 address points in this postcode, 32 at high risk, 6 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: 32 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 10 at medium risk and 11 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 51 addresses are between 6 m and 11 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% 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 | 1.4 km |
| Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Hawarden Bridge 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Yacht Pentre-Ffwrndan | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Holywell Bus Station Stand 4 | 7.7 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 20.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Allt Goch Medical Centre | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.5 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 7-9 Church Street | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Deeside Community Hospital | 6.9 km |
| Police station | Deeside Police Station | 5.5 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pentre Recreation Ground 2.9 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 990 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pentre Bridge Roman Site, a scheduled monument, 140 m south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pentre Bridge Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 140 m south-west |
| Croes Atti Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 500 m south-east |
| Castell y Fflint | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pen-goch Hill | Hill | 1.1 km west |
| Flint Sands | Wetland | 1.2 km east |
| Afondale | Valley | 1.7 km west |
| Oakenholt Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Coed Stanley | Wood | 2.3 km west |
| Denhall Gutter | Tidal water | 4.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 48 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Chester Road.