# CH3 5XZ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH3 5XZ 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 CH3 5XZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3) › [CH3 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3-5)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 041B: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **Chester, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **No property in CH3 5XZ 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=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 041B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH3 5XZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CH3 5XZ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **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=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bishops-blue-coat-church-of-england-high-school-e136543) | Secondary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 53.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Boughton Heath Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boughton-heath-academy-e141614) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dee Banks School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dee-banks-school-e111494) | Special | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding not met, special measures | – |
| [Cherry Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-grove-primary-school-e111209) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chester International School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chester-international-school-e144742) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2022 | Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Huntington Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huntington-community-primary-school-e111093) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen's Park High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-park-high-school-e143817) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2024 | £505,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £377,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2024 | £339,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (640 m)
- Pharmacies: HEATH LANE PHARMACY (560 m)
- Dental practices: WHITE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Caldy Valley Rd (440 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Chester (510 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Chester - Christleton Road (720 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 041B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.1** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 041B has a deprivation score of 5.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,920th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 041B was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,276** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 041B had 1,276 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,982nd 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: 90.4%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 041B, 90.4% 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.

## CH3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £322,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH3 was £322,250 in 2025. 956th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,607** (2021). CH3 had 36,607 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 570th 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: 12%** (2022). About 12% of people in CH3 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: 81.6%** (January 2026). In CH3, 81.6% 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: 53.1832, -2.8631

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=-2.8631,53.1832,CH35XZ

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