# CH4 8NF: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH4 8NF 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 CH4 8NF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch4) › [CH4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 044D: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **Chester, 4.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **3 of 30 properties in CH4 8NF at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 044D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **£270,534 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH4 8NF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **Low road and rail noise at CH4 8NF**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **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=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF
- **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=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Clare's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clares-catholic-primary-school-e111311) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lache Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lache-primary-school-e150470) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Kings Moat Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-moat-community-primary-school-e152474) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Wood Memorial Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-memorial-primary-school-w6642040) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St Anthony's Catholic Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-w6643311) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Belgrave Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belgrave-primary-school-e148455) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The King's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-kings-school-e111485) | Independent | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St. David's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-davids-high-school-w6644013) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £102,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £185,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| September 2025 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LACHE HEALTH CENTRE (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Chester Clivedon Road (560 m, Morrisons)

## 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 044D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.0** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 044D has a deprivation score of 28.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,278th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 044D was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,627** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 044D had 1,627 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,806th 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 044D, 99.0% 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.

## CH4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH4 was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 829th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,546** (2021). CH4 had 34,546 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 675th 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: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in CH4 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: 91.9%** (January 2026). In CH4, 91.9% 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: 53.1692, -2.9203

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

## Your MP

- [Chester South and Eddisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury): Aphra Brandreth (Conservative), 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), 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=-2.9203,53.1692,CH48NF

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