CH8 8AA

Caerwys · Flintshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Caerwys
Local authority
Flintshire
Constituency
Clwyd East
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH8 8QD 389 m
CH8 8QB 748 m
CH8 8NR 770 m
CH8 8TA 781 m
CH8 8NL 806 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 8
Latitude
53.241421
Longitude
-3.270328
British National Grid easting
315,321
British National Grid northing
372,351

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Flintshire · W06000005
Electoral ward
Caerwys · W05001581
Parish or community
W04000212
Westminster constituency
Clwyd East · W07000094
Output area
W00001457
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 006B · W01000270
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 006 · W02000063

Postcode source versions

Explore CH8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School

    Welsh establishment

    1.7 km
  2. Ysgol Yr Esgob

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km
  3. Nannerch Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH8 8 residents
5,885

Age bands in CH8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

819 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

587 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,117 residents

Age 45 to 64
33%

2,081 residents

Age 65 and over
27.1%

1,709 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

  • PANTON SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, FLINTSHIRE, HOLYWELL, CH8 7TZ

    ODS code W91636

    4.7 km

  • BODOWEN SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, HOLYWELL, CH8 7GA

    ODS code W91029

    4.8 km

  • PENNANT SURGERY

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

    ODS code W91037

    4.9 km

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    4.9 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

  • St Mary`s Church

    BCT · Ysceifiog

    0.5 miles
  • Babell Chapel

    BCT · Babell

    1.0 miles
  • Lixwm Turning Point

    BCT · Licswm

    1.0 miles
  • Ddol Ganol Farm

    BCT · Ddol

    1.1 miles
  • Ddol Ganol Farm

    BCT · Ddol

    1.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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