Is CH5 2UL a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

CH5 2UL is a postcode in Hawarden: Mancot, Flintshire, Wales, Wales. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CH5 2UL, then scores the surrounding small area 34/100 - bottom 12% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CH5 2UL are jobs and schools and education, while health is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for CH5 2UL is based on Flintshire 007 Census 2021. It covers 6,123 residents, 582 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 39, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 54% owner-occupied, 17% privately rented, 29% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official Wales neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near CH5 2UL, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CH5 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £204k from 65 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CH5 2UL by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near CH5 2UL; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.