# CH66 2XQ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CH66 2XQ 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 CH66 2XQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CH66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch66) › [CH66 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch66-2)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 450% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 016C: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **Capenhurst, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **No property in CH66 2XQ 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=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CH66 2XQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CH66 2XQ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **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=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-primary-school-e135136) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Whitby High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-whitby-high-school-e111429) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Meadow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-primary-school-e151417) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Archers Brook SEMH School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archers-brook-semh-school-e111517) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Hinderton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hinderton-school-e111510) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |
| [The Greenhouse HyFlex Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-greenhouse-hyflex-academy-e152804) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellesmere-port-christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e111351) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-saviours-catholic-primary-and-nursery-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152646) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £143,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £265,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £261,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOPE FARM MEDICAL CENTRE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: HOPE FARM PHARMACY (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Ellesmere Port Hope Farm Rd (930 m, Morrisons); Co-op Great Sutton (950 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.8** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 016C has a deprivation score of 3.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,664th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 016C was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,176** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 016C had 2,176 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,082nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 016C, 100.0% 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.

## CH66 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £222,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CH66 was £222,750 in 2025. 557th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,055** (2021). CH66 had 35,055 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 652nd 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CH66 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In CH66, 97.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Centre: 53.2576, -2.9206

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), 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=-2.9206,53.2576,CH662XQ

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