# CH1 5JD: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH1 5JD is a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester. Open the map at CH1 5JD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch1) › [CH1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 031A: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **Bache, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **No property in CH1 5JD listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 031A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **£270,534 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH1 5JD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **Low road and rail noise at CH1 5JD**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [J H Godwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/j-h-godwin-primary-school-e110983) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blacon-high-school-a-specialist-sports-college-e111396) | Secondary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 30.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Arches Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-arches-community-primary-school-e134897) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-community-primary-school-e131421) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dee Point Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dee-point-primary-school-e111218) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Theresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-theresas-catholic-primary-school-e111388) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2024 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE (360 m)
- Pharmacies: GARRETT PHARMACY (470 m); SWETTENHAM CHEMISTS (490 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (230 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Blacon (410 m, Heron); Spar - Carlton (440 m, Spar); Spar - Blacon (510 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,534** (August 2026). Cheshire West and Chester’s average house price was £270,534 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire West and Chester earned a median of £41,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 109th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire West and Chester costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 134th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cheshire West and Chester 031A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.0** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 031A has a deprivation score of 20.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,678th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 031A was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,414** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 031A had 1,414 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,839th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 031A, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CH1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £207,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH1 was £207,500 in 2025. 442nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,804** (2021). CH1 had 32,804 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 762nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 42%** (2022). About 42% of people in CH1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 70.6%** (January 2026). In CH1, 70.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Centre: 53.2051, -2.9315

Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Chester North and Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-north-and-neston): Samantha Dixon (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.9315,53.2051,CH15JD

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