# CH3

Postcode district covering Boughton and Chester, in Cheshire West and Chester.

CH3 is a postcode district covering Boughton and Chester, in Cheshire West and Chester. Median sale price £322,250 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code CH3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CH3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CH3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 12% of people in CH3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CH3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 580 homes were sold in CH3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CH3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CH3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CH3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CH3 had 36,607 usual residents at the census.

## How CH3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CH3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £322,250 | 4th most expensive | 24 postcode districts, CH · 2025 |
| Population | 36,607 | 4th most populated | 29 postcode districts, CH · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 12% | 7th most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, CH · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 81.6% | 4th lowest | 29 postcode districts, CH · Jan 2026 |

## Is CH3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CH3 at a rate of 33.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across the CH postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 109 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CH3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (564), other crime (344) and anti-social behaviour (126).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CH3 was 34.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CH3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CH3 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CH3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018308) | 2,014 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 61.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018349) | 1,771 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 80.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018368) | 1,531 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018370) | 1,641 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.6% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018383) | 1,478 | 24.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 032E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018384) | 1,453 | 19.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 033F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01032931) | 1,106 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 77.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018319) | 2,214 | 86.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.3% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018381) | 1,241 | 30.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018382) | 1,632 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 78.4% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018323) | 1,505 | 62.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018324) | 1,377 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 79.4% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018325) | 1,462 | 18.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018385) | 2,000 | 20.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 041A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018320) | 1,472 | 18.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 041B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018321) | 1,276 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.4% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 041C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018322) | 1,106 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 041E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035379) | 1,384 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 041F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035380) | 1,618 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 041G](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035381) | 1,443 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.6% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 046C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018371) | 2,131 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 046D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018372) | 2,168 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 047A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018339) | 2,625 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 71.6% |

## Your MP

- [Chester South and Eddisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury): Aphra Brandreth (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 63% of the people here.
- [Chester North and Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-north-and-neston): Samantha Dixon (Labour), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here.
- [Runcorn and Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby): Sarah Pochin (Reform UK), MP since May 2025. 12% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in CH3

[Boughton Heath & Huntington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/boughton-heath-and-huntington), [Chester Boughton East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/chester-boughton-east), [Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/christleton-guilden-sutton-and-waverton), [Dodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/dodleston-tattenhall-and-duddon), [Kelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/kelsall-tarvin-and-ashton-hayes)

## Postcode sectors in CH3

[CH3 5 (287 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3-5), [CH3 6 (244 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3-6), [CH3 7 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3-7), [CH3 8 (149 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3-8), [CH3 9 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3-9)

## Council

[Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

## Towns in CH3

[Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester)

## Postcode districts next to CH3

[CH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch1), [CH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch2), [CH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch4), [CW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw6), [LL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll12), [LL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll13), [SY14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14), [WA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6)

## More in the CH postcode area

[All CH postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CH3 in brief

CH3 is a postcode district covering Boughton and Chester, in Cheshire West and Chester.
About 37,482 people lived in CH3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £322,250 in 2025 across 580 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 33.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CH3 was £322,250 in 2025.
CH3 had 36,607 usual residents at the census.
About 12% of people in CH3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CH3, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CH3
- Postcode area: [CH](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch)
- Constituency: [Chester South and Eddisbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury)
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Area: 178 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,482*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 125

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw6), [SY14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14), [CH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch4), [CH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch2), [WA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6), [LL12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll12)

## Latest updates for CH3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CH3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3