Shotton
Shotton is covered by postcode district CH5. It is in the Flintshire council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Shotton, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 2
- In use before 2020: 164
Of the 166 postcodes in Shotton that ONS places, 2 are new since 2020 and 164 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.2082, longitude -3.0394. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 2 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Shotton?
Homes sold for a typical £160,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 8.6% on the 12 months before. At 153 of the 166 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shotton, 500 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Shotton?
Homes in Shotton sold for a typical £160,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, down 8.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £195,000 6 sales
- Semi-detached £180,000 23 sales
- Terraced £135,000 21 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CH5 district, Shotton's main postcode district: a typical £210,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Shotton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Shotton?
2 of the 166 postcodes now in use in Shotton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 65 homes sold in Shotton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CH5 district, 14%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Shotton | Across the CH5 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 52 (0%) | 15 of 455 (3%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 65 (0%) | 82 of 595 (14%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Shotton?
Ofcom reports on 166 of the 166 postcodes in Shotton. At 153 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Shotton?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Shotton is Shotton Rail Station, 500 m away in a straight line.
- Shotton Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
- Shotton High Level Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
- Hawarden Bridge Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Shotton?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Shotton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Shotton Lane Surgery Phone 01244 812094 200 mWalk
- Deeside Medical Centre Phone 01244 831698 350 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Shotton safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,690 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Shotton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 123 September 2025
- 132 October 2025
- 120 November 2025
- 109 December 2025
- 139 January 2026
- 123 February 2026
- 154 March 2026
- 134 April 2026
- 185 May 2026
- 153 June 2026
- 139 July 2026
- 179 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: vehicle crime 40, other crime 35, robbery 13, bicycle theft 12, possession of weapons 12, theft from the person 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Shotton?
- Council
- Flintshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Alyn and Deeside
- Police force area
- North Wales
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Sir Mark Tami (Labour)
All 166 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Shotton
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Flintshire about council tax Council tax, on flintshire.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Shotton
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Shotton postcodes
166 postcodes in use in Shotton, by district:
That district is in the CH postcode area.
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Places near Shotton
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Shotton's £160,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Shotton
- What is it like to live in Shotton?
- Homes sold for a typical £160,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 8.6% on the 12 months before. At 153 of the 166 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shotton, 500 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Shotton?
- Shotton is covered by postcode district CH5, across 166 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Shotton in?
- Shotton is in the Flintshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Shotton?
- Shotton is in the Alyn and Deeside parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Mark Tami (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Shotton?
- Homes in Shotton sold for a typical £160,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, down 8.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Shotton have a railway station?
- Yes: Shotton is 500 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Shotton, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Shotton?
- Ofcom reports on 166 of the 166 postcodes in Shotton. At 153 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Shotton?
- 2 of the 166 postcodes now in use in Shotton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 65 homes sold in Shotton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CH5 district, 14%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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