CH7 1PH Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mold: Broncoed.
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 C (29% of about 680 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 16 address points in this postcode, 4 at high risk, 12 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: 0 at high risk, 16 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 4 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 5 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 16 addresses are between 109 m and 110 m above sea level (109 m on average).
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 | Buckley 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km |
| Penyffordd 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Conway Street Mold | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station 4 Mold | 450 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Grosvenor Street Short Stay Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 27.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendre Surgery | 630 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hughes Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Coppersun Dental Care LTD | 370 m |
| Hospital | Mold Community Hospital | 800 m |
| Police station | Mold Police Station | 530 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® High Street Lloyds Bank | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,060 m² | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bailey Hill 2.1 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,130 m² | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 900 m² | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bethesda Welsh Presbyterian Chapel and Schoolroom, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 49 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Welsh Presbyterian Chapel and Schoolroom | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Parish Church in St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m north |
| The Bailey Hill, Mold | Scheduled monument | 810 m north |
| Round Barrow at Pentrehobin | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Tyddyn Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Tower | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| Pentrehobyn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tower Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Waen Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Coed Ffoulkes | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.3 km north-west |
| Bryngwyn | Hill | 3.1 km south-west |
| Padeswood Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 | 44 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.