CH1 1QR

Chester City & the Garden Quarter · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 1AB 0 m
CH1 1QP 37 m
CH1 1QG 63 m
CH1 1QN 70 m
CH1 1QY 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 1QR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 1
Latitude
53.190791
Longitude
-2.883590
British National Grid easting
341,060
British National Grid northing
366,330

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00188850
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034I · E01035378
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034 · E02003803

Postcode source versions

Explore CH1

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Forest Street, Chester, CH1 1QR 18 April 2024 £360,000
3, Forest Street, Chester, CH1 1QR 13 July 2018 £1,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
29
Secondary
7
  1. The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy

    Free schools

    43 m
  2. Chester International School

    Studio schools

    548 m
  3. Abbey School for Exceptional Children

    Other independent special school

    553 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,032
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,060
  • Public order 664
  • Shoplifting 604
  • Drugs 379
  • Anti social behaviour 341

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH1 1 residents
842

Age bands in CH1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6%

29 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

49 residents

Age 25 to 44
33%

159 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.3%

93 residents

Age 65 and over
31.5%

152 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

    BOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE, HOOLE LANE, BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH2 3DP

    ODS code N81034

    562 m

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    627 m

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    790 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    790 m

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    790 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2ND FL, FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81079

    790 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    835 m

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    883 m

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

    19 GARDEN LANE, GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CH1 4EN

    ODS code N81081

    990 m

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.5 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.6 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.8 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

    GORDON ROAD, BLACON, BLACON,CHESTER, CHESTER, CH1 5PA

    ODS code N81626

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Foregate Street Stop HH

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Foregate Street Stop GG

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • The Bars

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Foregate Street Stop FF

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Foregate Street

    STR · Chester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 034I, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,707 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £360,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH1 1QR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire West and Chester is £269,039 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 43 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,032 published events cover 12 months, averaging 419.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,060 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.