CH8 7AU

Holywell Central · Flintshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Holywell
Local authority
Flintshire
Constituency
Clwyd East
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH8 7AX 86 m
CH8 7AT 110 m
CH8 7AS 181 m
CH8 7AL 205 m
CH8 7AW 216 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 7AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 7
Latitude
53.279233
Longitude
-3.216735
British National Grid easting
318,969
British National Grid northing
376,495

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Flintshire · W06000005
Parish or community
W04000192
Westminster constituency
Clwyd East · W07000094
Output area
W00001634
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 003E · W01000304
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 003 · W02000060

Postcode source versions

Explore CH8

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Bryn Y Coed, Holywell, CH8 7AU 29 May 2026 £197,000
3, Bryn Y Coed, Holywell, CH8 7AU 15 December 2020 £108,500
5, Bryn Y Coed, Holywell, CH8 7AU 1 November 2017 £72,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Treffynnon

    Welsh establishment

    215 m
  2. St Winefrides R.C. School

    Welsh establishment

    778 m
  3. Ysgol Gwenffrwd

    Welsh establishment

    800 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,014
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 447
  • Anti social behaviour 175
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Shoplifting 68
  • Public order 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

35 female, 38 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.7
CH8 7 residents
9,319

Age bands in CH8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

1,865 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,077 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,221 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,526 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

1,778 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH8 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

4

within 5 km

  • PENNANT SURGERY

    BAGILLT STREET, OFF HIGH STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7TR

    ODS code W91037

    717 m

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    753 m

  • BODOWEN SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, HOLYWELL, CH8 7GA

    ODS code W91029

    979 m

  • PANTON SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, FLINTSHIRE, HOLYWELL, CH8 7TZ

    ODS code W91636

    1.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wat`s Dyke Avenue

    BCT · Holywell

    0.1 miles
  • Wat`s Dyke Avenue

    BCT · Holywell

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Bryn Celyn

    0.1 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Bryn Celyn

    0.1 miles
  • Nant-y-Coed

    BCT · Pen-y-maes

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £197,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH8 7AU. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Treffynnon is the nearest published school at 215 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,014 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 447 events.

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