Vickers Close Big Mancot, Flintshire
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (CH5), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 46801621.
- Sales: 31 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £265,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 11, E: 4).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Flintshire costs £2,376 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hawarden, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 520 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 25 to 29 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Queensferry Medical Practice, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 780 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £265,000 | £260,000 | £270,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £142,000 | £140,000 | £175,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £152,500 | £147,000 | £158,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £171,000 | £171,000 | £171,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £167,000 | £154,000 | £180,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £156,950 | £156,950 | £156,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2024 | 16 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 17 May 2024 | 20 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2023 | 31 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2020 | 9 CH5 3HU | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2018 | 18 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2017 | 11 CH5 3HU | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 1 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2016 | 25 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2016 | 12 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2015 | 21 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2015 | 16 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2014 | 20 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £171,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2012 | 23 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2009 | 5 CH5 3HU | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2008 | 2 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2008 | 33 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2007 | 8 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £156,950 | |
| 6 May 2005 | 33 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2003 | 15 CH5 3HU | Detached | £187,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2003 | 35 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2003 | 15 CH5 3HU | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 15 CH5 3HU | Detached | £144,950 | |
| 26 Apr 2002 | 23 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £88,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2001 | 19 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £72,000 | |
| 1 Oct 1999 | 31 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £62,000 | |
| 7 May 1999 | 9 CH5 3HU | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 3 Jul 1998 | 8 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £53,000 | |
| 3 Apr 1998 | 7 CH5 3HU | Detached | £76,500 | |
| 28 Nov 1996 | 21 CH5 3HU | Semi-detached | £48,000 | |
| 1 Oct 1996 | 15 CH5 3HU | Detached | £76,000 | |
| 15 Mar 1996 | 5 CH5 3HU | Detached | £66,500 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (7); House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (11); 1967-1975 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14).
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 street: most are in band E (35% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 105 address points in this street's postcodes, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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, 0 at medium risk and 10 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| CH5 3HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 |
| CH5 3HS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 25 m and 29 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH5 3HS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CH5 3HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hawarden 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Shotton 277,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Hawarden Bridge 10,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 23 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cottage Lane Big Mancot | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station 6 Mold | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 19.5 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queensferry Medical Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Deeside Community Hospital | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Deeside Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Ewloe, Hawarden Cashzone | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,880 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,260 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Hawarden Community Allotments 6,680 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aston Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) west |
| St Deiniols Ash | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Trueman's Hill motte | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Hawarden Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Hawarden Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Shotton Steelworks Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Grooms Dale | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Tinker's Dale | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Beeches Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Wepre Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Bilberry Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Vinegar Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 31 |
2 of the street's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Flintshire: see them on the Flintshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ethelwolds Church in Wales English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Sandycroft CP English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Queensferry Community Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Penarlag CP English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Hawarden High School English medium | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Hawarden Village VA Church in Wales English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Venerable Edward Morgan RC Roman Catholic English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Ty Ffynnon English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daleside Garden Centre CH5 3HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2024 |
| The Kookaburra Cafe CH5 2AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2026 |
| Aston Hall Care Home CH5 3EX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 4 Aug 2026 |
| The Village Store CH5 2AH | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Vickers Close (3); On or near Gladstone Way (3); On or near Blackbrook Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 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 street is in decile 10 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Blackbrook Avenue · Chestnut Grove · Cottage Lane · Overlea Drive · Firbrook Avenue · Bryn Drive · Kennedy Drive · Gladstone Way · Brookleigh Avenue · Braeside Avenue · Appleby Drive · Park Avenue
All the streets in CH5 and across Flintshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.