CH8 7FG

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 7NG 19 m
CH8 7NF 38 m
CH8 7QY 47 m
CH8 7UQ 77 m
CH8 7NL 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 7FG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2020
Terminated
1 January 2021
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 7
Latitude
53.274433
Longitude
-3.227247
British National Grid easting
318,259
British National Grid northing
375,973

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
W00001630
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 003E · W01000304
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 003 · W02000060

Postcode source versions

Explore CH8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ty Newydd, Bryn Awel Lane, Holywell, CH8 7FG 2 August 2018 £32,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. St Winefrides R.C. School

    Welsh establishment

    117 m
  2. Ysgol Gwenffrwd

    Welsh establishment

    174 m
  3. Ysgol Treffynnon

    Welsh establishment

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
886
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 360
  • Anti social behaviour 151
  • Shoplifting 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Public order 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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 straight-line

  • PENNANT SURGERY

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

    ODS code W91037

    498 m

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    598 m

  • BODOWEN SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, HOLYWELL, CH8 7GA

    ODS code W91029

    782 m

  • PANTON SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, FLINTSHIRE, HOLYWELL, CH8 7TZ

    ODS code W91636

    839 m

Nearby transport

  • St Winefrides Primary School

    BCT · Holywell

    0.0 miles
  • St Winefrides Primary School

    BCT · Holywell

    0.0 miles
  • Whitford Street

    BCT · Holywell

    0.1 miles
  • Whitford Street

    BCT · Holywell

    0.1 miles
  • Plas Dewi Flats

    BCT · Holywell

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Winefrides R.C. School is the nearest published school at 117 m.

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

Recorded crime

886 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 360 events.

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