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CH5 2AU area guide

Who lives in CH5 2AU, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Queensferry & Sandycroft
Council: Flintshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,624 (2024)

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At a glance

What CH5 2AU is like

CH5 2AU is a postcode in the Queensferry & Sandycroft neighbourhood of Flintshire. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,624 people. 60.7% of households own their home, 14.3% rent privately and 24.4% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 50–54, and 53.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for Wales. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in CH5 2 sold for a median of £200,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CH5 2AU compares

Each figure is set against Wales as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle — 26.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£200,000

Median over 72 sales in CH5 2, −13% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

4 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£39,007

Average a year, before tax — higher than 9% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

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A lot of social housingLook closer
24.4% of homes are social housing, against 16.5% across Wales.
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Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in CH5 2 is down 13% on the year before.

Questions

CH5 2AU FAQs

Is CH5 2AU a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 6.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in CH5 2AU?

The median sale price over the last year was £200,000.

Homes in CH5 2 sold for a median of £200,000 across 72 sales in the year to August 2026, −13% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is CH5 2AU safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around CH5 2AU, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in CH5 2AU?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 50–54, at 8.6% of residents. 60.7% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (53.9%).

Which council covers CH5 2AU?

CH5 2AU is in Flintshire.

CH5 2AU is in Flintshire, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CH5 2AU?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Hawarden Rail Station, 0.9 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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