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County or areaFlintshire
Postcode districtCH8
Telephone code01352
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:44 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:25 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,752 residentsin the Holywell & Bagillt census areaMedian age 41.34,638 households59% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright25% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,703 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 19%, retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 75% go by car, 4% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C723 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPen-y-Ball Topmountain · under a mileParys Poollake · 1.0 miPwll Bateriwater · under a mileMoel Ffagnalltmountain · 3.8 miStokyn Dinglevalley · 1.3 miLlyn Pant-gwynlake · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFron Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haHolywell Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 41 haHolywell Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileY Ddol Uchafpark · 3.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes165 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 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 202535 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,988 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 255 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHolywell Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPennant Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPanton House Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Gwenffrwd116 pupilsright herePrimarySt Winefrides170 pupilsright hereSecondaryYsgol Treffynnon519 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWirral Metropolitan College11.7 miUniversityLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts13.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL16 miRailway stationFlint4.2 miBus stationHolywell Bus Station Stand 3under a mileFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CH8 postcode district.


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