# SY14 8QZ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

SY14 8QZ 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 SY14 8QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [SY14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14) › [SY14 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14-8)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 047B: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **Whitchurch (Shropshire), 8.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **No property in SY14 8QZ 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=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 047B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY14 8QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SY14 8QZ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **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=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ
- **6.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Malpas Alport Endowed Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malpas-alport-endowed-primary-school-e111282) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishop Heber High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-heber-high-school-e111424) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 54.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £179,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2023 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2023 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £202,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LAUREL BANK SURGERY (580 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (370 m)
- Dental practices: MALPAS DENTAL SURGERY (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Malpas - Old Hall Street (380 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 047B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.1** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 047B has a deprivation score of 19.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,375th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 047B was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 13,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,358** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 047B had 1,358 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,463rd least 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 047B, 97.9% 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.

## SY14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY14 was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 627th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,701** (2021). SY14 had 6,701 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 555th least 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: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in SY14 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: 74.0%** (January 2026). In SY14, 74.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Centre: 53.0227, -2.7634

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), 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=-2.7634,53.0227,SY148QZ

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