# CH2 3QD: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH2 3QD 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 3QD 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 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch2-3)

## Around this postcode

- **45 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 13% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 033D: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **Chester, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **No property in CH2 3QD 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=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 033D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH2 3QD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **Low road and rail noise at CH2 3QD**: Road 53 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **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=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD
- **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=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-primary-school-e110976) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Martin's Academy Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-academy-chester-e139377) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 96% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Firs School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-firs-school-e111470) | Independent | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Maple Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-grove-school-e147737) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hoole Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoole-church-of-england-primary-school-e152079) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | – |
| [The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grosvenor-park-church-of-england-academy-e146779) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 63% 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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £485,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| May 2026 | £560,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2024 | £767,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chester (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (650 m); ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS (860 m); BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP (880 m); THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m); NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: BOUGHTON PHARMACY (880 m); WELL (930 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: SANDON DENTAL SURGERY (430 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m); LIVERPOOL ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m); DELAMERE STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m); FOREGATE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Chester - Hoole Road (230 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Chester Brook Lane (280 m, Morrisons); Cook Chester (330 m, Cook); Sainsburys Chester Faulkener Street Local (390 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Daily Chester 79-81 Brook Street (580 m, Morrisons)

## 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 033D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.6** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 033D has a deprivation score of 10.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,428th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 033D was £275,500 in 2025. Joint 14,058th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,432** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 033D had 1,432 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,659th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 033D, 97.4% 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: 53.2000, -2.8817

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=-2.8817,53.2000,CH23QD

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