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CH5 4SX area guide

Who lives in CH5 4SX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Connah's Quay North
Council: Flintshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,553 (2024)

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At a glance

What CH5 4SX is like

CH5 4SX is a postcode in the Connah's Quay North neighbourhood of Flintshire. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,553 people. 66.4% of households own their home, 10.8% rent privately and 22.5% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 35–39, and 52.5% 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 4 sold for a median of £198,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CH5 4SX compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle — 33.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£198,000

Median over 203 sales in CH5 4, +1.5% on the year before.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited — 0 stations within a mile, 35 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

Household incomeMore

£37,625

Average a year, before tax — higher than 6% 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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Few private renters
Only 10.8% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.

Questions

CH5 4SX FAQs

Is CH5 4SX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 5.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 33.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in CH5 4SX?

The median sale price over the last year was £198,000.

Homes in CH5 4 sold for a median of £198,000 across 203 sales in the year to August 2026, +1.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is CH5 4SX safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around CH5 4SX, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in CH5 4SX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 35–39, at 7.8% of residents. 66.4% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (41.8%).

Which council covers CH5 4SX?

CH5 4SX is in Flintshire.

CH5 4SX is in Flintshire, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CH5 4SX?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 35 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Shotton Rail Station, 1.1 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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