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CH7 9 area guide

Who lives in CH7 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Flintshire
Region: Wales
Population: 3,147 (2024)

CH7 9Postcode sector · Mold

At a glance

What CH7 9 is like

The CH7 9 postcode sector in Flintshire covers 13 live postcodes and is home to about 3,147 people across 2 census neighbourhoods. 65.4% of households own their home, 17.5% rent privately and 16.1% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 50–54, and 50.3% 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.

Scores

How CH7 9 compares

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

AffluenceMore

5.5/ 10

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

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle — 40.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited — 0 stations within a mile, 33 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools in CH7 9. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£45,273

Average a year, before tax — higher than 27% 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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An older population
26.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

CH7 9 FAQs

Is CH7 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 5.5 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 40.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is CH7 9 safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around CH7 9, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in CH7 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 50–54, at 7.8% of residents. 65.4% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (33.5%).

Which council covers CH7 9?

CH7 9 is in Flintshire.

CH7 9 is in Flintshire, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CH7 9?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 33 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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