CH8 8PT Flintshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brynford and Halkyn.
Streets
- Ffordd Calcoed, Sir y Fflint - Flintshire: 7 addresses
- Calcoed Lane, Babell: 1 address
- Caelcoed Lane, Calcoed: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Racecourse Lane, Babell: 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 C (26% of about 980 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 10 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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 63%, ultrafast 63%, gigabit 63% 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 | 8.6 km |
| Prestatyn 369,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.0 km | |
| Neston 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 1 within 800 m; nearest Babell Chapel | 520 m |
| Bus or coach station | Holywell Bus Station 1 | 3.2 km |
| EV charging points | Ionity Holywell | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 28.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Panton Surgery | 3.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Panton House Surgery | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Holywell Community Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Mold Police Station | 12.9 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 4.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,730 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,000 m² | 2.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.0 km |
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 | 52 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Ffordd Calcoed.