CH5 3BZ postcode in Flintshire, Wales

CH5 3BZ is a postcode in Flintshire, in the Hawarden: Aston ward. It is in the Alyn and Deeside parliamentary constituency and the North Wales police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where CH5 3BZ is, and what is near it

Map of CH5 3BZ and what is near it Map of CH5 3BZ: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the CH5 3 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CH5 3AJ: also in CH5 3CH5 3AL: also in CH5 3CH5 3AN: also in CH5 3CH5 3AP: also in CH5 3CH5 3AQ: also in CH5 3CH5 3AR: also in CH5 3CH5 3AS: also in CH5 3CH5 3AT: also in CH5 3CH5 3AU: also in CH5 3CH5 3AW: also in CH5 3CH5 3AX: also in CH5 3CH5 3AY: also in CH5 3CH5 3AZ: also in CH5 3CH5 3BB: also in CH5 3CH5 3BD: also in CH5 3CH5 3BE: also in CH5 3CH5 3BF: also in CH5 3CH5 3BG: also in CH5 3CH5 3BH: also in CH5 3CH5 3BJ: also in CH5 3CH5 3BL: also in CH5 3CH5 3BN: also in CH5 3CH5 3BP: also in CH5 3CH5 3BR: also in CH5 3CH5 3BS: also in CH5 3CH5 3BT: also in CH5 3CH5 3BU: also in CH5 3CH5 3BX: also in CH5 3CH5 3BY: also in CH5 3CH5 3DA: also in CH5 3CH5 3DB: also in CH5 3CH5 3DT: also in CH5 3CH5 3DU: also in CH5 3CH5 3DY: also in CH5 3CH5 3EA: also in CH5 3CH5 3ED: also in CH5 3CH5 3FA: also in CH5 3CH5 3FF: also in CH5 3CH5 3FJ: also in CH5 3CH5 3GJ: also in CH5 3CH5 3GU: also in CH5 3CH5 3GW: also in CH5 3CH5 3GY: also in CH5 3CH5 3HA: also in CH5 3CH5 3NH: also in CH5 3CH5 3RA: also in CH5 3CH5 3RB: also in CH5 3CH5 3RD: also in CH5 3CH5 3RE: also in CH5 3CH5 3RG: also in CH5 3CH5 3RJ: also in CH5 3CH5 3RS: also in CH5 3CH5 3RT: also in CH5 3CH5 3RU: also in CH5 3CH5 3RX: also in CH5 3CH5 3UZ: also in CH5 3CH5 3YB: also in CH5 3 3 GP practices, 2.1 kmHawarden station 2.6 kmAston CH5 3BZ Map of CH5 3BZ and what is near it Map of CH5 3BZ: its centre point, with the 305 other postcodes in the CH5 3 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 GP practices, 2.1 kmHawarden station 2.6 kmHawarden: Ewloe CH5 3BZ
  • CH5 3BZ
  • Other postcodes in CH5 3: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.1970, longitude -3.0666)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CH5 3BZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CH5 3BZ?

90% of the homes and businesses at CH5 3BZ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 60% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CH5 3BZ 60% Flintshire 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CH5 3BZ 90% Flintshire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CH5 3BZ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Flintshire County Council's days for CH5 3BZ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CH5 3BZ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near CH5 3BZ?

Homes in CH5 3 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 122 sales, up 5.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£275,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 65 sales
  • Semi-detached £243,750 36 sales
  • Terraced £234,500 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £130,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CH5 district: a typical £210,000 from 455 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CH5 3BZ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CH5 3BZ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 July 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at CH5 3BZ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CH5 3BZ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CH5 3BZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around CH5 3BZ. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (45%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CH5 3BZ

Band D in Flintshire for 2026‑27: £2,376. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,584 (band A) to £3,960 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,376.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,584
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,848
Band Cabout 100 (13%)£2,112
Band Dabout 450 (59%)£2,376
Band Eabout 140 (18%)£2,904
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,432
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£3,960
Band Hwithheld£4,752

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 45% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Flintshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CH5 3BZ is in (ONS area W01000252), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CH5 3BZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH5 3BZ is Shotton Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Shotton Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Hawarden Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CH5 3BZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CH5 3BZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH5 3BZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CH5 3BZ?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH5 3BZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CH5 3BZ?

The nearest to the centre of CH5 3BZ, in a straight line.

  • Oasis Dental Care Ltd 1.2 kmCycle
  • Deeside Community Hospital 2.0 kmCycle
  • Greenacre Orthodontics 2.2 kmCycle

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CH5 3BZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH5 3BZ, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CH5 3BZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH5 3BZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near CH5 3BZ?

Police.uk records 42 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH5 3BZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences20 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Other theft6 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Burglary1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CH5 3BZ

Ward
Hawarden: Aston
Community
Hawarden
Country
Wales
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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We list hospitals and care homes in England only. In Wales, hospitals are inspected by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and care homes by Care Inspectorate Wales.

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