CH7 3AE Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Buckley: Bistre East.
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 (31% of about 880 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 65 address points in this postcode, 4 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 20 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: 4 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 20 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 65 addresses are between 147 m and 150 m above sea level (148 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, 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 | Buckley 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m |
| Penyffordd 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest All Saints Church Lane End | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station 6 Mold | 4.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 23.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bradley's Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buckley Medical Centre | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Deeside Community Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Mold Police Station | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Buckley Express Cashzone | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 7.8 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 880 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Industrial Tramway, Near Buckley, a scheduled monument, 470 m north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Tramway, Near Buckley | Scheduled monument | 470 m north-east |
| St Matthew's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| Spon Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Wat's Dyke: Section NE of Hen-Dy Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knowl Hill | Hill | 610 m north |
| Price's Hill Wood | Wood | 2.1 km east |
| Padeswood Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-west |
| Rough Piece Wood | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| Bilberry Wood | Wood | 2.8 km east |
| Tinker's Dale | Valley | 2.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 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 | 36 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 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 9 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.