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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 – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,845 residentsin the Shotton & Garden City census areaMedian age 39.24,237 households55% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright27% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,593 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 22%, manufacturing 19%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 67% go by car, 5% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle75% 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 higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 88%4% 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 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 landmarksEwloe Castlecastle · 1.3 miQueensferry War Memorial Institutehistoric site · under a mileWales Coast Pathhistoric site · 1.1 miJubilee Lift Bridgebridge · 1.1 miThe Merelake · 3.0 miFlintshire Bridgebridge · 1.5 miVinegar Hillhill · 1.9 miTinker's Daledale · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesParc Gweprapark · under a mile · 61 haTaliesin Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 8 haFestival Gardenspark · under a mileCorus Shotton Sports and Social Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haConnah's Quay Town F Cplaying field · under a mileShotton Steel Rugby Football Clubsports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes168 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 202527 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.2 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)4,773 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 31 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDeeside Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryDeeside Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGreenacre Orthodonticsunder a milePolice stationDeeside Police Stationunder a mileCash machineNationwide2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryYsgol Ty Ffynnon269 pupilsunder a milePrimaryVenerable Edward Morgan RC191 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryConnah's Quay High School,1,014 pupils1.5 miCollegeWirral Metropolitan College12.5 miUniversityUniversity of Chester6.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL12 miRailway stationShottonunder a mileBus stationBus Station 5Mold5.1 miFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops83 within a mileEV chargingIONITY Chester VH1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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