# CH6 5RQ: area report for a postcode in Flintshire

CH6 5RQ is a postcode in Flintshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Flintshire. Open the map at CH6 5RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) › [CH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch6) › [CH6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Flintshire 005B: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **Flint, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 130 m south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **Wales’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Flintshire 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **£215,892 average price**: For the whole of Flintshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH6 5RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Flint High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/flint-high-school-w6644021) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Maes Hyfryd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-maes-hyfryd-w6647021) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cornist Park CP](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornist-park-cp-w6642091) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gwynedd CP](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gwynedd-cp-w6642015) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Pen Coch](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pen-coch-w6647020) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Mary's](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-w6643306) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St. Richard Gwyn Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richard-gwyn-catholic-high-school-w6644600) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gymraeg Croes Atti](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-croes-atti-w6642257) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £165,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £180,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £322,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £248,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £247,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ALLT GOCH MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (820 m)
- Dental practices: CHURCH STREET DENTAL SURGERY (900 m); LIMEWOOD DENTAL CARE (990 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £215,892** (July 2026). Flintshire’s average house price was £215,892 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,505** (2025). Full-time workers living in Flintshire earned a median of £37,505 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 142nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Flintshire costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 155,954** (2025). Flintshire’s population was an estimated 155,954 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). No change in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Flintshire 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Flintshire 005B was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,323** (2021). Flintshire 005B had 1,323 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,287th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Flintshire 005B, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.4%** (August 2026). In Flintshire 005B, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CH6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £179,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH6 was £179,000 in 2025. Joint 233rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,702** (2021). CH6 had 17,702 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,148th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in CH6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In CH6, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire)
- Centre: 53.2405, -3.1444

Council: [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Alyn and Deeside](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/alyn-and-deeside): Sir Mark Tami (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.1444,53.2405,CH65RQ

## How to cite

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