CH6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Flint, Mount Pleasant and Bryn Merllyn, in Flintshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CH6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CH6, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CH6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CH6 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CH6 at a rate of 101.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across CH.
In August 2026 alone, 184 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CH6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (608), anti-social behaviour (406) and shoplifting (303).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CH6 was 96.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CH6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CH6 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in CH6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flintshire 003A | 1,851 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.4% |
| Flintshire 003B | 2,120 | 105.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.7% |
| Flintshire 004A | 2,176 | 182.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.8% |
| Flintshire 004B | 1,272 | 468.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 73.3% |
| Flintshire 004C | 1,475 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Flintshire 004D | 2,707 | 72.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.0% |
| Flintshire 005A | 1,330 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.9% |
| Flintshire 005B | 1,323 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Flintshire 005C | 1,885 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.3% |
| Flintshire 005D | 1,568 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
MPs for CH6
- Sir Mark TamiLabourMP for Alyn and Deeside99% of CH6’s postcodes
- Becky GittinsLabourMP for Clwyd East0.7% of CH6’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CH62
Postcode sectors in CH63
Council1
Towns in CH61
Postcode districts next to CH64
Nearest rail stations1
More in the CH postcode area2
CH6 in brief
CH6 is a postcode district covering Flint, Mount Pleasant and Bryn Merllyn, in Flintshire.
About 18,056 people lived in CH6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £179,000 in 2025 across 215 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 101.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CH6 was £179,000 in 2025.
CH6 had 17,702 usual residents at the census.
In CH6, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CH6, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.