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CH8 8AX

Brynford and Halkyn · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH8 8AH 481 m
CH8 8AP 495 m
CH8 7SX 501 m
CH8 7SY 567 m
CH8 8AL 595 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 8AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 8
Latitude
53.259286
Longitude
-3.223710
British National Grid easting
318,466
British National Grid northing
374,284

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Flintshire · W06000005
Parish or community
W04000181
Westminster constituency
Clwyd East · W07000094
Output area
W00001389
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 006A · W01000258
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 006 · W02000063

Postcode source versions

Explore CH8

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Greenbank, Brynsannan, Brynford, Holywell, CH8 8AX 17 June 2025 £750,000
Ivy Cottage, Brynsannan, Brynford, Holywell, CH8 8AX 20 March 2025 £405,000
Bradnor, Brynsannan, Brynford, Holywell, CH8 8AX 21 February 2025 £388,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Brynford C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    623 m
  2. St Winefrides R.C. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.8 km
  3. Ysgol Gwenffrwd

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
315
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 117
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 23
  • Shoplifting 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
89
44 female, 45 male
Postcode households
38
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH8 8 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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
11.1%

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

    1.2 km

  • BODOWEN SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, HOLYWELL, CH8 7GA

    ODS code W91029

    1.3 km

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    1.5 km

  • PENNANT SURGERY

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

    ODS code W91037

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Hafod y Bryn

    BCT · Brynford

    642 m
  • Brynford Crossroads South

    BCT · Brynford

    657 m
  • Brynford Crossroads South

    BCT · Brynford

    664 m
  • Brynford Crossroads North

    BCT · Brynford

    665 m
  • Brynford Crossroads North

    BCT · Brynford

    669 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £415,000 from 9 recorded sales in CH8 8AX. 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. Brynford C.P. School is the nearest published school at 623 m.

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

Recorded crime

315 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 117 events.

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