Most deprived 10%
IMD Wales
High · 13.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£215,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,690 sales
-0.9%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Wales
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
79
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 79 out of 1,917 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CH5 1JX
HM Land Registry · Flintshire
Average price
£242,879
Median price: £215,000
Median -0.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,690 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £160,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£160k£130k£100k
Jun '24Apr '26
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Police Recorded Crime near CH5 1JX
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH5 1JX
Counts are for Shotton East and Shotton Higher electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY —
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
18
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
14
YoY —
21110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.2%
Other White9.3%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
No religion49.1%
Christian42.9%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4919.2%
50–6418.3%
25–3414.6%
10–1510.1%
5–97.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
One person: aged 66+15.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.0%
One person: other12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.8%
+ 9 other households · 37.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 591 m straight lineabout 7 min
Shotton High Level Rail Station
Rail · East Entrance
- 637 m straight lineabout 8 min
Shotton Rail Station
Rail
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Hawarden Bridge Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 231 m straight lineabout 3 min
Green Lane
Bus · after · south-west
- 236 m straight lineabout 3 min
Green Lane
Bus · before · north-east
- 239 m straight lineabout 3 min
Deeside Retail Park
Bus · after · south-east
- 242 m straight lineabout 3 min
Deeside Retail Park
Bus · opp · north-west
- 248 m straight lineabout 3 min
St Ethelwold`s Church
Bus · after · south-west
Coordinates & Location for CH5 1JX
Chester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CH5 1JX
Coordinates
53.2074, -3.0343
Grid reference
SJ310683
Easting
331,015
Northing
368,309
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C5R6X48+W7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shotton
Travel to Work
Chester
ITL Region
Flintshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Flintshire
Local Authority
Council AreaAlyn and Deeside W07000082
Constituency
W07000082North Wales
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Shotton East and Shotton Higher
Constituency code
W07000082
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Shotton
International Territorial Level
Flintshire
Health & NHS
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Betsi Cadwaladr University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Flintshire 009E W01000336
W01000336MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Flintshire 009 W02000066
W02000066LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Flintshire 009E W01000336
W01000336MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Flintshire 009 W02000066
W02000066Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:38 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 39 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 39 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CH5 1JX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01000336 and MSOA W02000066 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 79
Present — Active
Postcode CH5 1JX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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