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CH6 5WF area guide

Who lives in CH6 5WF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Flint North East
Council: Flintshire
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 3,146 (2024)

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At a glance

What CH6 5WF is like

CH6 5WF is a postcode in the Flint North East area of Flintshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 3,146 people. 70.6% of households own their home, 12.8% rent privately and 15.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 69.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in CH6 5 sold for a median of £180,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CH6 5WF compares

Headline figures for CH6 5WF, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 28.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£180,000

Median over 155 sales in CH6 5, +2.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

Household incomeMore

£38,944

Average annual income before tax, higher than 9% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CH6 5WF differs most from the national average.

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A young populationPositive
28.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales.

Questions

CH6 5WF FAQs

Is CH6 5WF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 28.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in CH6 5WF?

The median sale price over the last year was £180,000.

Homes in CH6 5 sold for a median of £180,000 across 155 sales in the year to August 2026, +2.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is CH6 5WF safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around CH6 5WF, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in CH6 5WF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 11.7% of residents. 70.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (36.2%).

Which council covers CH6 5WF?

The local authority for CH6 5WF is Flintshire.

CH6 5WF comes under Flintshire in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CH6 5WF?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Flint 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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