# CH7 3GE: area report for a postcode in Flintshire

CH7 3GE 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 CH7 3GE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) › [CH7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7) › [CH7 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7-3)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. Flintshire 017E: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **Buckley, 980 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 2 km south. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **Wales’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Flintshire 017E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **£215,892 average price**: For the whole of Flintshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH7 3GE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mountain Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mountain-lane-primary-school-w6642063) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Westwood CP](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-cp-w6642004) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Drury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/drury-primary-school-w6642089) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Llandrillo yn Rhos](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-llandrillo-yn-rhos-w6622103) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Elfed High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elfed-high-school-w6644011) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Southdown CP](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southdown-cp-w6642085) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £150,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Buckley (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Buckley (780 m, Iceland); Spar - Brunswick Road (810 m, Spar); Aldi Nant Mawr Buckley (830 m, Aldi)

## 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 017E (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £198,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Flintshire 017E was £198,750 in 2025. Joint 6,453rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,660** (2021). Flintshire 017E had 1,660 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,210th most 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Flintshire 017E, 96.0% 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: 2.7%** (August 2026). In Flintshire 017E, 2.7% 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.

## CH7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH7 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,349** (2021). CH7 had 50,349 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 203rd most 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CH7 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: 88.0%** (January 2026). In CH7, 88.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire)
- Centre: 53.1684, -3.0675

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=-3.0675,53.1684,CH73GE

## How to cite

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