LL14 5EF Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Martin's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Telford Avenue, Chirk Bank: 15 addresses
- Trehowell Avenue, Chirk Bank: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Shropshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,528 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,685 | £1,966 | £2,247 | £2,528 | £3,090 | £3,652 | £4,214 | £5,056 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (29% of about 620 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 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home 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%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 110 m and 115 m above sea level (112 m on average).
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 | Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossroads Gledrid | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oswestry | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 47.7 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chirk Surgery | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Talking Teeth | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Chirk Community Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Police | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Holyhead Road - Chirk, Chirk Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Maes Owen Glyndŵr 1.5 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,050 m² | 40 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Motte castle adjacent to Oaklands Hall, Chirk Bank, a scheduled monument, 130 m north. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Motte castle adjacent to Oaklands Hall, Chirk Bank | Scheduled monument | 130 m north |
| A 1.43km length of the Ellesmere Canal and associated features at Chirk Bank | Scheduled monument | 300 m north-east |
| Chirk Viaduct | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Chirk Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Chirk Aqueduct (continued into England) | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Railway Viaduct over River Ceiriog | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The Holyhead Road: the Chirk Embankment and earlier trackways | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Brynkinalt | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Chirk Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | World Heritage Site | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors Wood | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Chirk Wood | Wood | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Reservoir Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Newhall Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Glynmorlas | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Selattyn Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 16 | 16 |
None of the postcode's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Shropshire: see them on the Shropshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Telford Avenue.