CH8 7TF Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Holywell Central.
Streets
- Heol Fawr, Treffynnon / Holywell: 61 addresses
- Brynford Street, Treffynnon / Holywell: 1 address
- Tower Gardens, Treffynnon / Holywell: 1 address
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 B (38% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Holywell. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 41.
- 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
- 1, grade II
- 10, grade II
- 11, grade II
- 12, grade II
- 13, grade II
- 14, grade II
- 15, grade II
- 16, grade II
- 17, grade II
- 18, grade II
- 19 Panton Place, grade II
- 2, grade II
- 20 Panton Place, grade II
- 21 Panton Place, grade II
- 22 Panton Place, grade II
- 23 Panton Place, grade II
- 24 Panton Place, grade II
- 25 Panton Place, grade II
- 26 Panton Place, grade II
- 27, grade II
- 27 Panton Place, grade II
- 28 Panton Place, grade II
- 29, grade II
- 29 Panton Place, grade II
- 3, grade II
- 3 (The Apple Tree), grade II
- 4, grade II
- 5, grade II
- 6, grade II
- 7, grade II
And 11 more.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 63 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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, 1 at medium risk and 4 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 80% 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 | 6.4 km |
| Neston 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| West Kirby 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Holywell Tesco | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Holywell Bus Station 1 | 40 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 25.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pennant Surgery | 40 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Panton House Surgery | 70 m |
| Hospital | Holywell Community Hospital | 430 m |
| Police station | Mold Police Station | 12.8 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fron Park 2.2 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.2 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 19% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Heol Fawr.