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CH8 7RP

Holywell West · 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 7RJ 124 m
CH8 7RX 141 m
CH8 7UD 144 m
CH8 7TZ 162 m
CH8 7SP 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 7RP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 7
Latitude
53.268508
Longitude
-3.219445
British National Grid easting
318,768
British National Grid northing
375,305

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
W00001648
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 002A · W01000306
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 002 · W02000059

Postcode source versions

Explore CH8

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
St Johns House, Brynford Road, Holywell, CH8 7RP 28 March 2025 £257,500
Bwthyn Briallu, Brynford Road, Holywell, CH8 7RP 18 August 2023 £290,000
Broad Acres, Brynford Road, Holywell, CH8 7RP 20 July 2022 £310,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. St Winefrides R.C. School

    Welsh establishment

    895 m
  2. Ysgol Gwenffrwd

    Welsh establishment

    989 m
  3. Ysgol Treffynnon

    Welsh establishment

    994 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
710
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 276
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Shoplifting 64
  • Public order 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
70
37 female, 33 male
Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.3
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+
96.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.8%
Gigabit-capable
96.8%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PANTON SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, FLINTSHIRE, HOLYWELL, CH8 7TZ

    ODS code W91636

    162 m

  • BODOWEN SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, HOLYWELL, CH8 7GA

    ODS code W91029

    249 m

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    456 m

  • PENNANT SURGERY

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

    ODS code W91037

    515 m

Nearby transport

  • Holywell Hospital

    BCT · Holywell

    179 m
  • Holywell Hospital

    BCT · Holywell

    188 m
  • Holywell Hospital

    BCT · Holywell

    261 m
  • Holywell Bus Station Stand 2

    BCS · Holywell

    467 m
  • Holywell Bus Station 1

    BCS · Holywell

    473 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £257,500 from 5 recorded sales in CH8 7RP. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Winefrides R.C. School is the nearest published school at 895 m.

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

Recorded crime

710 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 276 events.

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