# CH1 9XR: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH1 9XR 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 9XR 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 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch1-9)

## Around this postcode

- **97 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 033G: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **Chester, 360 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **No property in CH1 9XR 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=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 033G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **8 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **65% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **Loud road and rail noise at CH1 9XR**: Road 59 dB, rail 66 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abbey School for Exceptional Children](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-school-for-exceptional-children-e147951) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-werburghs-and-st-columbas-catholic-primary-school-e111384) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grosvenor-park-church-of-england-academy-e146779) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-primary-school-e110976) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chester-blue-coat-church-of-england-primary-school-e136806) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Martin's Academy Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-academy-chester-e139377) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 96% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Queen's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-queens-school-e111486) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Firs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-firs-school-e111470) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £128,600 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £153,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2023 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £193,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £142,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chester (350 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS (550 m); THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE (630 m); NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (630 m); FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE (630 m); NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY (630 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (630 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (640 m); BOOTS (730 m); BOUGHTON PHARMACY (800 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: DELAMERE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m); LIVERPOOL ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (630 m); DENTAL SURGERY (640 m); SANDON DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); FOREGATE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Chester 79-81 Brook Street (280 m, Morrisons); Co-op Chester - Hoole Road (440 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Chester Brook Lane (470 m, Morrisons); Cook Chester (580 m, Cook); Iceland Chester (580 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,104** (July 2026). Cheshire West and Chester’s average house price was £270,104 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 033G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 033G has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,456th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 033G was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,230** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 033G had 1,230 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,107th 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: 77.0%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 033G, 77.0% 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: 53.1978, -2.8846

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), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.8846,53.1978,CH19XR

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