# CH2 1PQ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH2 1PQ 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 CH2 1PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch2) › [CH2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 027B: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **Bache, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **No property in CH2 1PQ 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=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 027B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **77.4% can get gigabit broadband at CH2 1PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CH2 1PQ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **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=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Firs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-firs-school-e111470) | Independent | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Mill View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-view-primary-school-e141621) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-primary-school-e110976) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Upton-by-Chester High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upton-by-chester-high-school-e111422) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 54.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Upton Westlea Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upton-westlea-primary-school-e151415) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, before the school changed | – |
| [St Martin's Academy Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-academy-chester-e139377) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 96% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dorin-park-school-and-specialist-sen-college-e111511) | Special | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Maple Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-grove-school-e147737) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £212,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £284,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £137,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| February 2025 | £113,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| June 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (730 m); UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY (820 m)
- Pharmacies: SWETTENHAMS CHEMISTS (320 m); WELL (820 m)
- Dental practices: KINGSWAY DENTAL PRACTICE (320 m); SANDON DENTAL SURGERY (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Coniston Road (250 m, Heron); Co-op Kingsway - Chester (350 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Chester Weston Express (700 m, Tesco)

## 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 027B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.0** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 027B has a deprivation score of 6.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 027B was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,983** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 027B had 1,983 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,567th most 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 027B, 98.2% 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.

## CH2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH2 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,918** (2021). CH2 had 35,918 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 599th 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: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in CH2 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: 90.0%** (January 2026). In CH2, 90.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Centre: 53.2092, -2.8747

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)
- [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=-2.8747,53.2092,CH21PQ

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