Most deprived 20–30%
IMD Wales
High · 14.1 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.
530
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 530 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 1SF
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH5 1SF
Counts are for Queensferry and Sealand 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
22
YoY —
22110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
20
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.78.8%
Other White16.4%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian55.3%
No religion36.8%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6424.2%
35–4920.1%
25–3416.0%
65–7410.2%
75–846.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.5%
Households
One person: other21.0%
One person: aged 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.7%
+ 9 other households · 35.7%
Coordinates & Location for CH5 1SF
Postcode
CH5 1SF
Coordinates
53.2113, -3.0237
Grid reference
SJ317687
Easting
331,729
Northing
368,732
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C5R6X6G+GG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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
Queensferry and Sealand
Constituency code
W07000082
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Queensferry
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 011C W01000328
W01000328MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Flintshire 011 W02000068
W02000068LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Flintshire 011C W01000328
W01000328MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Flintshire 011 W02000068
W02000068Urban: 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
7:32 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
10 hours 52 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 52 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 1SF 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 W01000328 and MSOA W02000068 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 530
Present — Active
Postcode CH5 1SF 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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