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Pubs 141 Restaurants 431 Banks 22 Hotels 91 Shops 1,206 Supermarkets 67 Takeaways 144 Cinemas 9 Attractions 220 Business services 127 Education 340 Health and beauty 691 Home improvement 309 Leisure 86 Property services 126




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County or areaFlintshire
Postcode districtCH5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C728 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWales Coast Pathhistoric site · 1.3 miQueensferry War Memorial Institutehistoric site · 1.3 miEwloe Castlecastle · 2.8 miTinker's Daledale · 1.6 miJubilee Lift Bridgebridge · 1.3 miChester Castle and Agricola Towercastle · 4.5 miBretton Bridgebridge · 2.1 miThe Merelake · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesParc Gweprapark · 2.4 mi · 61 haHawarden Park Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haHawarden Golf Coursegolf course · 1.7 mi · 41 haTaliesin Nature Reservepark · 2.0 mi · 8 haGladstone Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.5 mi · 8 haDeeside Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 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 197625 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202525 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.1 · PM2.5 5.7 · PM10 10 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
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDeeside Community Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryThe Stables Medical6 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentist4 Gladstone Street [The Denatl Surgery1.3 miPolice stationDeeside Police Station2.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Ewloe, Hawarden1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySandycroft CP352 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHawarden Village VA386 pupils1.2 miSecondaryHawarden High School1,161 pupils1.9 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College13.7 miUniversityUniversity of Chester4.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationHawarden1.5 miBus stationChester Bus Interchange4.5 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops30 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationEwloe2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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