CH1 3QE

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

Updated September 2026

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Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 3ED 28 m
CH1 3DN 39 m
CH1 3EE 41 m
CH1 3DX 51 m
CH1 3DZ 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 3QE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 3
Latitude
53.195271
Longitude
-2.885628
British National Grid easting
340,930
British National Grid northing
366,830

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00168829
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 033E · E01032930
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 033 · E02003802

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. Abbey School for Exceptional Children

    Other independent special school

    491 m
  2. The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy

    Free schools

    501 m
  3. St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    800 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,093
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,062
  • Public order 675
  • Shoplifting 635
  • Drugs 382
  • Anti social behaviour 346

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    349 m

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    491 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    491 m

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    491 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    491 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    702 m

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    717 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    809 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.2 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.3 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.6 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.1 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    3.1 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Hoole Way

    BCT · Chester

    0.0 miles
  • Hoole Way

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Crewe Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Crewe Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Chester Bus Interchange

    BCS · Chester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 033E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,513 of 33,755

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

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Abbey School for Exceptional Children is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,093 published events cover 12 months, averaging 424.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,062 events.

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