CH8 8QD

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 8AA 389 m
CH8 8QB 570 m
CH8 8QL 868 m
CH8 8NR 994 m
CH8 8NL 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 8QD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 8
Latitude
53.243238
Longitude
-3.275312
British National Grid easting
314,992
British National Grid northing
372,559

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

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tyn-Y-Caeau, Mynydd Llan, Babell, Holywell, CH8 8QD 29 March 2023 £650,000
Doune Cottage, Mynydd Llan, Babell, Holywell, CH8 8QD 14 April 2021 £415,000
Doune Cottage, Mynydd Llan, Babell, Holywell, CH8 8QD 28 October 2019 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Yr Esgob

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km
  2. Lixwm Church in Wales Voluntary Aided School

    Welsh establishment

    2.1 km
  3. Nannerch Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

22 female, 28 male

Postcode households
22
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 0.8% 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+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
4.2%
Next Generation Access
87.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

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

    4.8 km

  • BODOWEN SURGERY

    HALKYN ROAD, HOLYWELL, CH8 7GA

    ODS code W91029

    4.9 km

  • PENNANT SURGERY

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

    ODS code W91037

    5.0 km

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Mary`s Church

    BCT · Ysceifiog

    0.6 miles
  • Babell Chapel

    BCT · Babell

    0.9 miles
  • Ddol Ganol Farm

    BCT · Ddol

    1.0 miles
  • Ddol Ganol Farm

    BCT · Ddol

    1.0 miles
  • Lixwm Turning Point

    BCT · Licswm

    1.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £650,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH8 8QD. 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. Ysgol Yr Esgob is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 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.