Most deprived 10–20%
IMD Wales
High · 13.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
305
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 305 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CH5 1LX
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH5 1LX
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 -16%
33170
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
18
YoY —
1890
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
14
YoY -46%
31160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.2%
Other White8.3%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian46.2%
No religion44.6%
Not answered7.7%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6417.6%
35–4916.2%
25–3413.0%
65–7410.0%
10–159.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.8%
Households
One person: aged 66+22.5%
One person: other13.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Single family household, all members 66+7.3%
+ 9 other households · 35.7%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 910 m straight lineabout 11 min
Shotton High Level Rail Station
Rail · East Entrance
- 964 m straight lineabout 12 min
Shotton Rail Station
Rail
- 1.6 km straight lineabout 19 min
Hawarden Bridge Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 176 m straight lineabout 2 min
Central Drive Bottom
Bus · SE-bound · south-east
- 184 m straight lineabout 2 min
Central Drive Bottom
Bus · o/s 1 · north-west
- 184 m straight lineabout 2 min
Cornwall Road
Bus · after · south-west
- 191 m straight lineabout 2 min
Cornwall Road
Bus · before · north-east
- 209 m straight lineabout 3 min
Melrose Inn
Bus · after · south-east
Coordinates & Location for CH5 1LX
Chester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CH5 1LX
Coordinates
53.2041, -3.0350
Grid reference
SJ309679
Easting
330,967
Northing
367,949
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C5R6X38+M2
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 009D W01000335
W01000335MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Flintshire 009 W02000066
W02000066LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Flintshire 009D W01000335
W01000335MSOA 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
7:47 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
10 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2004
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> PresentOctober 2004 — Introduced
Postcode CH5 1LX introduced by Royal Mail.
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 W01000335 and MSOA W02000066 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 305
Present — Active
Postcode CH5 1LX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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