CH8 7XG Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Holywell Central.
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 B (38% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- 21, grade II
- 9, grade II
- Holywell County Court, grade II
- Hotel Victoria, grade II
- Maes-Y-Dre, grade II
- Masonic Hall, grade II
- Old Bank House, grade II
- Tabernacle English Congregational Church, grade II
- Territorial Army Drill Hall, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 10 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 114 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 | 6.3 km |
| Neston 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| West Kirby 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Holywell Tesco | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Holywell Bus Station Stand 2 | 80 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 3.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 25.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pendre Surgery | 60 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Panton House Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | Holywell Community Hospital | 300 m |
| Police station | Mold Police Station | 12.7 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 2.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fron Park 2.2 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,460 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holywell Castle Mound, a scheduled monument, 630 m north. 89 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 630 m north |
| Parish Church of St. James | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-west |
| St Winefride's Chapel and Well | Scheduled monument | 630 m north-west |
| St. Winifrides's Chapel & Well | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m north-west |
| Round Barrow 400m SE of Smithy Gate | Scheduled monument | 860 m south-west |
| Pantasaph | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed y Fron | Wood | 430 m south-west |
| Coed Victoria | Wood | 550 m east |
| Pwll Bateri | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Pen-y-Ball Top | Hill | 1.4 km west |
| The Marsh | Wetland | 2.5 km north-east |
| Stokyn Dingle | Valley | 2.6 km north |
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.
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 | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.