CH8 7BW

Holywell East · 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 7BH 77 m
CH8 7BL 80 m
CH8 7BN 82 m
CH8 7BB 167 m
CH8 7UA 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 7BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 7
Latitude
53.273330
Longitude
-3.212849
British National Grid easting
319,217
British National Grid northing
375,834

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
W00001641
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 003F · W01000305
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 003 · W02000060

Postcode source versions

Explore CH8

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
89, Pen Y Maes Gardens, Holywell, CH8 7BW 12 December 2025 £175,000
73, Pen Y Maes Gardens, Holywell, CH8 7BW 6 January 2025 £147,000
64, Pen Y Maes Gardens, Holywell, CH8 7BW 26 July 2024 £154,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Treffynnon

    Welsh establishment

    547 m
  2. St Winefrides R.C. School

    Welsh establishment

    935 m
  3. Ysgol Gwenffrwd

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
871
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 370
  • Anti social behaviour 146
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Shoplifting 65
  • Other theft 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
92

49 female, 43 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.9
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 1% 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

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    407 m

  • BODOWEN SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, HOLYWELL, CH8 7GA

    ODS code W91029

    451 m

  • PENNANT SURGERY

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

    ODS code W91037

    485 m

  • PANTON SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, FLINTSHIRE, HOLYWELL, CH8 7TZ

    ODS code W91636

    533 m

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

  • Pen-y-maes Gardens

    BCT · Pen-y-maes

    0.1 miles
  • Abbots Walk Entrance

    BCT · Pen-y-maes

    0.1 miles
  • Nant-y-Coed

    BCT · Pen-y-maes

    0.1 miles
  • Nant-y-Coed

    BCT · Pen-y-maes

    0.1 miles
  • Abbots Arms Hotel

    BCT · Pen-y-maes

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £150,500 from 4 recorded sales in CH8 7BW. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Treffynnon is the nearest published school at 547 m.

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

Recorded crime

871 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 370 events.

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