# CH8 7LP: area report for a postcode in Flintshire

CH8 7LP 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 CH8 7LP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) › [CH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch8) › [CH8 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch8-7)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 37% on July. Flintshire 003E: 254 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **Flint, 6.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 830 m south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **Wales’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Flintshire 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **£215,892 average price**: For the whole of Flintshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **38.5% can get gigabit broadband at CH8 7LP**: Superfast for 92.3%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **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=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP
- **5.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Winefrides](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-winefrides-w6643307) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gwenffrwd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gwenffrwd-w6642082) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Treffynnon](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-treffynnon-w6644012) | Secondary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Maes Y Felin](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-maes-y-felin-w6642272) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Maesglas](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-maesglas-w6642018) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Brynford CP](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brynford-cp-w6642065) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £47,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £133,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2023 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £86,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £63,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PENNANT SURGERY (260 m); PENDRE SURGERY (360 m); BODOWEN SURGERY (570 m); PANTON SURGERY (650 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (360 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: PANTON HOUSE SURGERY (200 m); HOLYWELL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Holywell (60 m, Iceland); Tesco Holywell Superstore (140 m, Tesco); Lidl Holywell (380 m, Lidl)

## 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £166,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Flintshire 003E was £166,500 in 2025. Joint 3,615th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,083** (2021). Flintshire 003E had 2,083 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,137th 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: 76.5%** (January 2026). In Flintshire 003E, 76.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.4%** (August 2026). In Flintshire 003E, 6.4% 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.

## CH8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH8 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,969** (2021). CH8 had 20,969 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,355th 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in CH8 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: 88.5%** (January 2026). In CH8, 88.5% 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: 53.2742, -3.2235

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

## Your MP

- [Clwyd East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/clwyd-east): Becky Gittins (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=-3.2235,53.2742,CH87LP

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