CH7 2JX Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Buckley: Bistre West.
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 (55% of about 690 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 83 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 47 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 47 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 83 addresses are between 155 m and 156 m above sea level (155 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 | 1.7 km |
| Penyffordd 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Queen`s Drive Buckley | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station 6 Mold | 3.9 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 24.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bradley's Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckley Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Mold Community Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Mold Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest AM & PM Convenience Store, Moles Road Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.8 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 880 m² | 2.7 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 7.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Spon Chapel, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Spon Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Wat's Dyke: Section W of Garreg-Lwyd | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Industrial Tramway, Near Buckley | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knowl Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
| Padeswood Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south |
| Stonybeach Wood | Wood | 2.7 km north |
| Lees Wood | Wood | 2.8 km south-west |
| Coppa Wood | Wood | 2.8 km south |
| Tinker's Dale | Valley | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 | 38 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 26% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.