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CH8 9AL

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH8 9AH 145 m
CH8 9AG 230 m
CH8 9AJ 327 m
CH8 9AF 343 m
CH8 9AP 348 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH8 9AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH8
Postcode sector
CH8 9
Latitude
53.292518
Longitude
-3.284551
British National Grid easting
314,474
British National Grid northing
378,052

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

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1 Fachallt Farm, Fachallt Road, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 9AL 16 September 2024 £760,500
Pystill Farm, Fachallt Road, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 9AL 4 April 2023 £620,000
Nant Y Dyffryn, Fachallt Road, Whitford, Holywell, CH8 9AL 23 November 2018 £325,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Y Llan, Whitford V.P.

    Welsh establishment

    291 m
  2. Ysgol Bro Carmel

    Welsh establishment

    2.3 km
  3. Ysgol Bryn Pennant C.P.

    Welsh establishment

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34
19 female, 15 male
Postcode households
11
Residents per household
3.1
CH8 9 residents
5,586

Age bands in CH8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%
806 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.4%
570 residents
Age 25 to 44
20.2%
1,104 residents
Age 45 to 64
31.5%
1,721 residents
Age 65 and over
23.2%
1,268 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH8 9 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENNANT SURGERY

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

    ODS code W91037

    4.8 km

  • PENDRE SURGERY

    COLESHILL STREET, HOLYWELL, CH8 7RS

    ODS code W91005

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Huntsman

    BCT · Whitford

    211 m
  • Huntsman

    BCT · Whitford

    225 m
  • Maes Rhyddwen

    BCT · Whitford

    253 m
  • Maes Rhyddwen

    BCT · Whitford

    258 m
  • Old Toll Cottage

    BCT · Saith Ffynnon

    1.1 km

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £690,250 from 2 recorded sales in CH8 9AL. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Y Llan, Whitford V.P. is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

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

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