SY14
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Malpas, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.
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 SY14 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SY14, 74.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SY14 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SY14 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY14 at a rate of 49.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across SY.
In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY14.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (163), other crime (91) and anti-social behaviour (43).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY14 was 35.7 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 SY14, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY14 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SY14
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire West and Chester 047B | 1,358 | 66.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| Cheshire West and Chester 047C | 1,657 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 60.9% |
| Cheshire West and Chester 047D | 1,933 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.4% |
| Cheshire West and Chester 047E | 2,203 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 46.5% |
MPs for SY14
- Aphra BrandrethConservativeMP for Chester South and Eddisbury91% of SY14’s postcodes
- Andrew RangerLabourMP for Wrexham8.4% of SY14’s postcodes
- Helen MorganLiberal DemocratMP for North Shropshire0.3% of SY14’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SY141
Postcode sectors in SY142
Councils SY14 covers2
Postcode districts next to SY145
More in the SY postcode area2
SY14 in brief
SY14 is a postcode district covering Malpas, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.
About 6,955 people lived in SY14 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £390,000 in 2025 across 99 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY14 was £390,000 in 2025.
SY14 had 6,701 usual residents at the census.
In SY14, 74.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SY14, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.