Local servicesHospitalDeeside Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNorth Wales GP Ooh Service11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOasis Dental Care LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherSecondaryHawarden High School1,161 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPenarlag CP152 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEwloe Green380 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College14.1 miUniversityUniversity of Chester6.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL13 miRailway stationHawardenunder a mileBus stationBus Station 6Mold4.0 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH5 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH5 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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People10,627 residentsin the Ewloe & Hawarden census areaMedian age 46.94,480 households83% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,258 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C781 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 8 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)
Nearby landmarksTinker's Daledale · 1.1 miVinegar Hillhill · 1.2 miKnowl Hillhill · 1.4 miPadeswood Poollake · 3.0 miGrooms Dalewoodland · under a mileWepre Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gweprapark · under a mile · 61 haThe Big Parkpark · under a mileHawarden Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 41 haEtna Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 11 haGladstone Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 8 haHawarden Community Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197626 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202527 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 8.5 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)4,734 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
