# CH65 3BW: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH65 3BW 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 CH65 3BW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CH65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch65) › [CH65 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch65-3)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 005A: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **Overpool, 510 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **No property in CH65 3BW 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=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **£270,534 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **95.7% can get gigabit broadband at CH65 3BW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH65 3BW**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **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=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rivacre Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivacre-valley-primary-school-e130270) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Acorns Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-acorns-primary-and-nursery-school-e149092) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westminster Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-community-primary-school-e148984) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [William Stockton Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-stockton-community-primary-school-e149675) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary of The Angels Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-of-the-angels-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152645) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Ellesmere Port Church of England College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellesmere-port-church-of-england-college-e146742) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brookside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookside-primary-school-e131956) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rossmore School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rossmore-school-e111112) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| August 2023 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2026 | £315,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| April 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2025 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Overpool (510 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: WELL (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Overpool Road (430 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.9** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 005A has a deprivation score of 31.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,399th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £162,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 005A was £162,500 in 2025. Joint 3,280th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,561** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 005A had 1,561 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,174th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 005A, 95.9% 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.

## CH65 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH65 was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,653** (2021). CH65 had 30,653 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 888th 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: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in CH65 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In CH65, 92.5% 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: 53.2871, -2.9183

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

## Your MP

- [Ellesmere Port and Bromborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ellesmere-port-and-bromborough): Justin Madders (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), 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=-2.9183,53.2871,CH653BW

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