# SY14

Postcode district covering Malpas, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East.

SY14 is a postcode district covering Malpas, in Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East. Median sale price £390,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SY14. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SY14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 14% of people in SY14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SY14) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 99 homes were sold in SY14 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SY14) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SY14.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SY14) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SY14 had 6,701 usual residents at the census.

## How SY14 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SY14 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £390,000 | 2nd most expensive | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2025 |
| Population | 6,701 | 9th least populated | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 14% | 2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 74.0% | joint 9th highest | 25 postcode districts, SY · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the SY postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SY14

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 047B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018355) | 1,358 | 66.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.9% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 047C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018356) | 1,657 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 60.9% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 047D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018357) | 1,933 | 52.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.4% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 047E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018373) | 2,203 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 46.5% |

## Your MP

- [Chester South and Eddisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury): Aphra Brandreth (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 91% of the people here.
- [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wrexham): Andrew Ranger (Labour), MP since July 2024. 8.4% of the people here.
- [North Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-shropshire): Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SY14

[Churton, Farndon & Malpas](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/churton-farndon-and-malpas)

## Postcode sectors in SY14

[SY14 7 (155 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14-7), [SY14 8 (192 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14-8)

## Councils SY14 covers

[Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester), [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)

## Postcode districts next to SY14

[CH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3), [CW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw5), [CW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw6), [LL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll13), [SY13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy13)

## More in the SY postcode area

[All SY postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 14% of people in SY14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SY14, 74.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SY14
- Postcode area: [SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy)
- Constituency: [Chester South and Eddisbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury)
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Area: 106 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,955*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 23

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SY13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy13), [LL13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll13), [CH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3), [CW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw6), [CW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw5)

## Latest updates for SY14

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SY14

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy14