CH7 6BF Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced August 2002. Ward: Northop.
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 D (20% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- Plymouth House and adjoining Coach-house, grade II*
- Glyndwr House, grade II
- Northop Social Club, Grosvenor House, grade II
- Stable and Coach-house at Westminster House, grade II
- Westminster Buildings, grade II
- Westminster House, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 14 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 addresses are about 100 m above sea level.
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 | Flint 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km |
| Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Hawarden Bridge 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Brook Street Northop | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station 7 Mold | 4.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 23.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Allt Goch Medical Centre | 4.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Morrisons Pharmacy | 4.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 91 Dental Care | 4.4 km |
| Hospital | Mold Community Hospital | 4.3 km |
| Police station | Mold Police Station | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | Centrepoint Flint Cashzone | 3.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,550 m² | 1.7 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,190 m² | 180 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Plymouth House and adjoining Coach-house, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m south-east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth House and adjoining Coach-house | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| Parkgate Farm Farmhouse and attached Shippon | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| Church of St Eurgain and St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m east |
| Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| Lower Soughton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 620 m south-east |
| Soughton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 940 m south-east |
| Wat's Dyke: Section from Chester-Holywell Road to Soughton Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified House Site | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Wat's Dyke: Section SE of Clawdd Offa | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Celyn Wood | Wood | 790 m north-west |
| Gorse Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Coed Uchaf | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Top-y-fron Dingle | Valley | 2.8 km east |
| Vinegar Hill | Hill | 3.9 km east |
| Flint Sands | Wetland | 4.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 47 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 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) | 22% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 28% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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.