CH7 5EH Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gwernaffield and Gwernymynydd.
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 E (23% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- Milestone opposite Pantymwyn Post Office, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 95 address points in this postcode, 3 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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: 3 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 95 addresses are between 202 m and 242 m above sea level (220 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% 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 | 9.8 km |
| Buckley 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km | |
| Penyffordd 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Pantymwyn Village Hall | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station 1 Mold | 4.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 29.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Pendre Surgery | 3.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Hughes Pharmacy | 4.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 91 Dental Care | 4.2 km |
| Hospital | Mold Community Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Mold Police Station | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 4.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Parc Gwledig Loggerheads 42 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,960 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ministry of Supply Valley Site, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Supply Valley Site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Colomendy | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south |
| Rhual | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Ward | Wood | 360 m south |
| Coed Cefn-bychan | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Coed Pandy | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Cefn Mawr | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| Pwll Hwyaden | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
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 | 58 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 22% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.