# CH3 8BZ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH3 8BZ 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 8BZ 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 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 030A: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **Mouldsworth, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **No property in CH3 8BZ 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=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 030A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **£270,534 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH3 8BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CH3 8BZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **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=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ashton Hayes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-hayes-primary-school-e111109) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £277,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2026 | £362,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2023 | £219,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £462,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £213,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 030A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 030A has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 030A was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 14,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,771** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 030A had 1,771 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,844th 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: 80.7%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 030A, 80.7% 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: 53.2194, -2.7448

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

## Your MP

- [Runcorn and Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby): Sarah Pochin (Reform UK), MP since May 2025.

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=-2.7448,53.2194,CH38BZ

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