CH70
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Chester and Blacon, in Cheshire West and Chester.
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 CH70 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CH70, 52.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CH70 compares
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Is CH70 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CH70 at a rate of 1,100.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across CH.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CH70.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (106), violence and sexual offences (66) and other crime (57).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CH70 was 802.4 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.
Your MP
- Samantha DixonLabourMP for Chester North and Neston
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in CH701
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CH70 in brief
CH70 is a postcode district covering Chester and Blacon, in Cheshire West and Chester.
About 248 people lived in CH70 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 1,100.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
CH70 had 214 usual residents at the census.
In CH70, 52.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
67.3% of residents in CH70 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
17.8% of residents in CH70 were aged 65 or over at the census.