CH8 postcode area guide — Denbighshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CH8 postcode district in Denbighshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CH8
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.4%
Gigabit-capable
84.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the CH8 postcode district (Denbighshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 677 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.4%.
Around 0.5% of premises in CH8 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 CH8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CH8 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| CH8 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| CH8 7AE | 100% | 94.4% |
| CH8 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| CH8 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| CH8 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| CH8 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CH8 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| CH8 7AN | 97.2% | 97.2% |
| CH8 7AP | 100% | 96.7% |
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Mobile signal around Denbighshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Denbighshire district (51,278 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
98%
5G outdoors — all networks
—
Voice indoors — all networks
84.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CH8
Police recorded 21 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 9 | 42.9% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 28.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 14.3% |
| Drugs | 2 | 9.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 4.8% |
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 CH8
Based on 192 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH8 is £180,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£320,000
74 sales
Semi-detached
£155,000
68 sales
Terraced
£133,000
32 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in CH8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £85,000 | Semi-detached | Whitford Road | CH8 9AE |
| 7 May 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Rayon Road | CH8 7EQ |
| 5 May 2026 | £143,500 | Semi-detached | Heol Y Brenin | CH8 7AH |
| 1 May 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Pen Y Maes Gardens | CH8 7BN |
| 1 May 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | The Beeches | CH8 7SW |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £42,500 | Flat | Brynford Villas | CH8 7FD |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | CH8 9JS | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Detached | Ffordd Aelwyd | CH8 8SH |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £217,000 | Semi-detached | Owens Terrace | CH8 9HP |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £421,075 | Detached | Milwr Road | CH8 7SE |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Denbighshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Denbighshire district (95,817 residents, 42,387 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.7% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 16.3% |
| 45–64 | 21.8% |
| 65+ | 24.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.9% |
| Private rented | 20.2% |
| Social rented | 5.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CH8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Bryn Garth | Not applicable | — | — | CH8 9JA |
| Greenfield C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | CH8 7JW |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Mornant | Not applicable | — | — | CH8 9JQ |
| Ysgol Gynradd Trelogan | Not applicable | — | — | CH8 9BZ |
| Ysgol Bryn Pennant C.P. | Not applicable | — | — | CH8 9NU |
| Ysgol Bro Carmel | Not applicable | — | — | CH8 8NU |
| Brynford C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | CH8 8AD |
| Ysgol Gwenffrwd | Not applicable | — | — | CH8 7NJ |
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 CH8
164 rated food businesses operate in CH8. 139 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Asda Express Singing Kettle, Asda Express Treffynnon PFS, Bad Dragon LTD, Bargain Booze, Betty Berkins Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CH8
From a sample of 148 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
32%
Band D
30%
Band E
19%
Band F
6%
Band G
3%
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 CH8 typically use:
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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.