CH8 8SB

Whitford · 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 8RZ 964 m
CH8 8RQ 1.0 km
CH8 8RY 1.1 km
CH8 8RX 1.2 km
CH8 8RL 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 8SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 8
Latitude
53.279957
Longitude
-3.321760
British National Grid easting
311,968
British National Grid northing
376,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Flintshire · W06000005
Electoral ward
Whitford · W05001615
Parish or community
W04000211
Westminster constituency
Clwyd East · W07000094
Output area
W00001827
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 002C · W01000340
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 002 · W02000059

Postcode source versions

Explore CH8

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Llyn Helyg, Pant Glas, Lloc, Holywell, CH8 8SB 28 June 2019 £575,000
Llyn Helyg, Pant Glas, Lloc, Holywell, CH8 8SB 21 January 2016 £340,000
Llyn Helyg, Crown Bach, Lloc, Holywell, CH8 8SB 11 April 2008 £675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Y Llan, Whitford V.P.

    Welsh establishment

    3.1 km
  2. Ysgol Gynradd Trelogan

    Welsh establishment

    3.3 km
  3. Ysgol Yr Esgob

    Welsh establishment

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other theft 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Other crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

10 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
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 0.4% 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+
77.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
77.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
77.8%
Gigabit-capable
77.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
77.8%
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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Crown Estate

    BCT · Per-ffordd-llan

    0.8 miles
  • Misty Waters

    BCT · Per-ffordd-llan

    0.9 miles
  • Misty Waters

    BCT · Per-ffordd-llan

    0.9 miles
  • Llydiart Cerrig

    BCT · Croes-wian

    1.1 miles
  • Llydiart Cerrig

    BCT · Pen-y-cefn

    1.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Y Llan, Whitford V.P. is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 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.