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CH8 7QF area guide

Who lives in CH8 7QF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Holywell & Bagillt
Council
Flintshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,300 (2024)
At a glance

What CH8 7QF is like

CH8 7QF is a postcode in the Holywell & Bagillt neighbourhood of Flintshire. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,300 people. 67.5% of households own their home, 16.7% rent privately and 15.8% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 35–39, and 60.8% 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 CH8 7 sold for a median of £162,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CH8 7QF 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
7/ 10

Around the middle — 32.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£162,500

Median over 79 sales in CH8 7, −1.5% on the year before.

TransportMore
3.0/ 10

Limited — 0 stations within a mile, 27 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
5

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

Household incomeMore
£38,676

Average a year, before tax — higher than 8% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Questions

CH8 7QF FAQs

01
Is CH8 7QF 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 32.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
How much does a house cost in CH8 7QF?

The median sale price over the last year was £162,500.

Homes in CH8 7 sold for a median of £162,500 across 79 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.
03
Is CH8 7QF safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around CH8 7QF, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in CH8 7QF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 35–39, at 8.4% of residents. 67.5% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (50.1%).
05
Which council covers CH8 7QF?

CH8 7QF is in Flintshire.

CH8 7QF is in Flintshire, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is CH8 7QF?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 27 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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