CH8 8LX

Caerwys · Flintshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH8 8BF 34 m
CH8 8ND 217 m
CH8 8NQ 221 m
CH8 8NA 244 m
CH8 8NB 274 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 8LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 8
Latitude
53.233763
Longitude
-3.245590
British National Grid easting
316,957
British National Grid northing
371,470

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
W00001459
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 006B · W01000270
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 006 · W02000063

Postcode source versions

Explore CH8

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Maes Y Goron, Lixwm, Holywell, CH8 8LX 8 June 2026 £218,500
2, Maes Y Goron, Lixwm, Holywell, CH8 8LX 19 July 2024 £200,000
20, Maes Y Goron, Lixwm, Holywell, CH8 8LX 21 July 2023 £171,000

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

    211 m
  2. Nannerch Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km
  3. Brynford C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
23
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
77

36 female, 41 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.3% 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+
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
16.7%

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

    4.4 km

  • BODOWEN SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, HOLYWELL, CH8 7GA

    ODS code W91029

    4.5 km

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    4.7 km

  • PENNANT SURGERY

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

    ODS code W91037

    4.7 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

  • Crown Inn

    BCT · Licswm

    0.0 miles
  • Crown Inn

    BCT · Licswm

    0.1 miles
  • Lixwm Turning Point

    BCT · Licswm

    0.2 miles
  • Lixwm Garage

    BCT · Licswm

    0.2 miles
  • Lixwm Garage

    BCT · Licswm

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 8 recorded sales in CH8 8LX. 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

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 211 m.

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

Recorded crime

23 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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