Local servicesHospitalDeeside Community Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryBradley's Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistOasis Dental Care LTD1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryDrury Primary School139 pupilsright herePrimaryMountain Lane Primary School462 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryElfed High School901 pupils1.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester6.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL14 miRailway stationBuckleyunder a mileBus stationBus Station 6Mold3.5 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops69 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:44 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:24 am – 3:56 pm
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People9,853 residentsin the Buckley South census areaMedian age 41.94,426 households68% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,719 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 15%, health and social work 15%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C836 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesEtna Country Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haHawarden Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 41 haThe Big Parkpark · under a mileParc Gweprapark · 1.9 mi · 61 haGladstone Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 mi · 8 haHawarden Community Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes162 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197627 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202527 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.0 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,643 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 90 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
