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CH1 3LY

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

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 3LR 21 m
CH1 3LQ 29 m
CH1 3LG 69 m
CH1 3LP 83 m
CH1 1LB 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 3LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 3
Latitude
53.192567
Longitude
-2.885393
British National Grid easting
340,942
British National Grid northing
366,529

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter · E05012211
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092439
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034G · E01035376
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034 · E02003803

Postcode source versions

Explore CH1

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

    207 m

  2. Abbey School for Exceptional Children

    Other independent special school

    398 m

  3. Chester International School

    Studio schools

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,016
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,042
  • Public order 662
  • Shoplifting 604
  • Drugs 380
  • Anti social behaviour 341

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

12 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.6
CH1 3 residents
4,277

Age bands in CH1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.3%

277 residents

Age 15 to 24
20.7%

906 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.2%

1,498 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.6%

989 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

705 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    413 m

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    580 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    580 m

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    580 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    580 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    634 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    719 m

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    793 m

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.0 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.4 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.5 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.4 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.9 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    3.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Foregate Street Stop GG

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Foregate Street Stop FF

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Foregate Street Stop HH

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Foregate Street Stop EE

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Foregate Street Stop DD

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 034G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,709 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

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 207 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,016 published events cover 12 months, averaging 418 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,042 events.

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