CH5 3LZ

Pen-y-ffordd · Flintshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Deeside
Local authority
Flintshire
Constituency
Alyn and Deeside
Postcode district
CH5
Postcode sector
CH5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH5 3LX 125 m
CH5 3NA 159 m
CH5 3FH 172 m
CH5 3ND 364 m
CH4 0ER 492 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH5 3LZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH5
Postcode sector
CH5 3
Latitude
53.164519
Longitude
-3.039089
British National Grid easting
330,628
British National Grid northing
363,547

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Flintshire · W06000005
Parish or community
W04000996
Westminster constituency
Alyn and Deeside · W07000082
Output area
W00001749
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 018C · W01000327
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 018 · W02000075

Postcode source versions

Explore CH5

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Chester Road, Dobshill, Deeside, CH5 3LZ 9 July 2025 £287,000
Dobshill Garage, Chester Road, Dobshill, Deeside, CH5 3LZ 31 January 2025 £1,750,000
32, Chester Road, Dobshill, Deeside, CH5 3LZ 19 December 2024 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. St Johns the Baptist V.A. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    740 m
  2. Drury C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  3. Mountain Lane C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 48
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Public order 11
  • Other theft 9
  • Drugs 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

39 female, 34 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.2
CH5 3 residents
10,326

Age bands in CH5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,657 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,027 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

2,150 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

2,994 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

2,233 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
97.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.7%
Gigabit-capable
92.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
36.6%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE STABLES MEDICAL

    27 GLYNNE WAY, HAWARDEN, DEESIDE, CH5 3PA

    ODS code W91015

    2.4 km

  • MARCHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    83 MAIN ROAD, BROUGHTON, CHESTER, CH4 0NR

    ODS code W91021

    3.1 km

  • BRADLEY'S PRACTICE

    BUCKLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, ALLTAMI ROAD, BUCKLEY, CH7 3PG

    ODS code W00076

    3.3 km

  • ROSENEATH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BUCKLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, ALLTAMI ROAD, BUCKLEY, CH7 3PG

    ODS code W91018

    3.3 km

  • QUEENSFERRY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PIERCE STREET, QUEENSFERRY, DEESIDE, CH5 1SY

    ODS code W91051

    4.8 km

  • SHOTTON LANE SURGERY

    38 SHOTTON LANE, SHOTTON, DEESIDE, CH5 1QT

    ODS code W91036

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Dobshill Roundabout

    BCT · Dobs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Dobshill Roundabout

    BCT · Dobs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Dobshill Roundabout

    BCT · Dobs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Dobshill Roundabout

    BCT · Dobs Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Dobs Hill Hospital

    BCT · Dobs Hill

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £258,500 from 4 recorded sales in CH5 3LZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Flintshire is £213,930 in June 2026, up 1.0% year on year.

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Johns the Baptist V.A. Primary School is the nearest published school at 740 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 48 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.