# CH7

Postcode district covering Buckley and Mold, in Flintshire.

CH7 is a postcode district covering Buckley and Mold, in Flintshire. Median sale price £230,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 61.3 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CH7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch)

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 CH7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CH7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in CH7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CH7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 765 homes were sold in CH7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CH7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CH7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CH7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CH7 had 50,349 usual residents at the census.

## How CH7 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CH7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £230,000 | 11th most expensive | 24 postcode districts, CH · 2025 |
| Population | 50,349 | most populated | 29 postcode districts, CH · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, CH · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.0% | 5th lowest | 29 postcode districts, CH · Jan 2026 |

## Is CH7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CH7 at a rate of 61.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across the CH postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 312 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CH7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,350), anti-social behaviour (613) and other crime (477).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CH7 was 67.9 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 CH7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CH7 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in CH7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Denbighshire 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire/neighbourhood/w01000203) | 2,432 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 62.6% |
| [Flintshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000271) | 1,243 | 56.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.6% |
| [Flintshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000272) | 1,790 | 41.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 57.6% |
| [Flintshire 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000325) | 1,826 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.4% |
| [Flintshire 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000264) | 1,716 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.4% |
| [Flintshire 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000265) | 1,486 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.2% |
| [Flintshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000323) | 1,561 | 35.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.6% |
| [Flintshire 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000324) | 1,498 | 13.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| [Flintshire 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000268) | 1,656 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% |
| [Flintshire 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000249) | 1,188 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Flintshire 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000250) | 1,424 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Flintshire 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000261) | 1,412 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.1% |
| [Flintshire 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000321) | 1,634 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.2% |
| [Flintshire 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000322) | 1,379 | 69.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Flintshire 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000313) | 1,604 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.0% |
| [Flintshire 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000314) | 1,122 | 132.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.0% |
| [Flintshire 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000315) | 1,958 | 259.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.2% |
| [Flintshire 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000316) | 1,227 | 43.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.6% |
| [Flintshire 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000317) | 1,603 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Flintshire 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000318) | 1,197 | 122.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.9% |
| [Flintshire 016G](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000319) | 1,437 | 130.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.3% |
| [Flintshire 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000259) | 1,672 | 149.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.2% |
| [Flintshire 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000260) | 1,719 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Flintshire 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000262) | 1,418 | 110.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| [Flintshire 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000263) | 1,346 | 108.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| [Flintshire 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000266) | 1,660 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.0% |
| [Flintshire 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000267) | 2,039 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.7% |
| [Flintshire 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000299) | 1,884 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 60.6% |
| [Flintshire 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000300) | 1,628 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 65.2% |
| [Flintshire 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000309) | 2,123 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.1% |
| [Flintshire 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/neighbourhood/w01000339) | 1,687 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.1% |

## Your MP

- [Clwyd East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clwyd-east): Becky Gittins (Labour), MP since July 2024. 67% of the people here.
- [Alyn and Deeside](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/alyn-and-deeside): Sir Mark Tami (Labour), MP since July 2024. 33% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in CH7

[Buckley North, Northop & Sychdyn](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/buckley-north-northop-and-sychdyn), [Buckley South](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/buckley-south), [Leeswood, Treuddyn & Gwernaffield](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/leeswood-treuddyn-and-gwernaffield), [Llandyrnog & Llanarmon-yn-Iâl](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire/llandyrnog-and-llanarmon-yn-ial), [Mold](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/mold), [New Brighton & Mynyddisa](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/new-brighton-and-mynyddisa)

## Postcode sectors in CH7

[CH7 1 (308 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7-1), [CH7 2 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7-2), [CH7 3 (209 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7-3), [CH7 4 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7-4), [CH7 5 (251 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7-5), [CH7 6 (353 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7-6), [CH7 9 (11 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7-9)

## Council

[Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire)

## Towns in CH7

[Buckley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/buckley), [Hawarden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hawarden), [Mold](https://openindex.co.uk/town/mold)

## Postcode districts next to CH7

[CH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch4), [CH5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch5), [CH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch6), [CH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch8), [LL11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll11), [LL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll12), [LL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll15), [LL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll16), [LL17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll17)

## More in the CH postcode area

[All CH postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CH7 in brief

CH7 is a postcode district covering Buckley and Mold, in Flintshire.
About 50,309 people lived in CH7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £230,000 in 2025 across 765 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CH7 was £230,000 in 2025.
CH7 had 50,349 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in CH7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CH7, 88.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CH7
- Postcode area: [CH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch)
- Constituency: [Clwyd East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clwyd-east)
- Council: [Flintshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire)
- Area: 204 km²
- People, mid-2024: 50,309*
- Neighbourhoods: 31
- Output areas: 168

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch8), [LL11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll11), [LL15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll15), [CH5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch5), [CH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch4), [LL16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll16)

## Latest updates for CH7

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CH7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch7