CH7 postcode area guide — Denbighshire

Where is CH7?

Broadband & internet speeds in CH7

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the CH7 postcode district (Denbighshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,563 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.8%.

Around 0.4% of premises in CH7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in CH7

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Mobile signal around Denbighshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Denbighshire district (51,278 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CH7

Police recorded 125 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in CH7

Based on 523 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH7 is £232,000, up 4.3% on the previous year (£222,500).

Latest recorded sales in CH7

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Denbighshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Denbighshire district (95,817 residents, 42,387 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CH7

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in CH7

358 rated food businesses operate in CH7. 286 hold the top rating of 5, 43 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A Fish Artist from Fleetwood, Abbeyfield House, Acorns and Giants, Adams Catering Ltd, Aldi Buckley.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CH7

From a sample of 180 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Denbighshire

Landlines around CH7 typically use:

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What's it like living in CH7?

Postcodes in CH7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.