Local servicesHospitalDeeside Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryQueensferry Medical Practice9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist4 Gladstone Street [The Denatl Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryQueensferry Community Primary School111 pupilsunder a milePrimarySealand CP School207 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHawarden High School1,161 pupils1.6 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College12.8 miUniversityUniversity of Chester5.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL11 miRailway stationShottonunder a mileBus stationChester Bus Interchange5.5 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops75 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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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 59 min4:44 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:24 am – 3:56 pm
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People5,193 residentsin the Queensferry & Sandycroft census areaMedian age 45.82,395 households64% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright18% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,555 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 20%, retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 67% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 90%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C772 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesParc Gweprapark · 1.5 mi · 61 haTaliesin Nature Reservepark · 1.0 mi · 8 haDeeside Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haFestival Gardenspark · 1.4 miCorus Shotton Sports and Social Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haHawarden Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 41 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes169 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197624 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202526 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,557 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 27 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
