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CH1 4AB

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 4AE 44 m
CH1 4AH 48 m
CH1 4AD 70 m
CH1 4EF 94 m
CH2 1FL 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 4AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 February 2008
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 4
Latitude
53.196160
Longitude
-2.895421
British National Grid easting
340,277
British National Grid northing
366,937

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
E00092447
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034F · E01035375
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. Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    234 m

  2. University of Chester

    Higher education institutions

    329 m

  3. Abbey School for Exceptional Children

    Other independent special school

    489 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,476
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,245
  • Shoplifting 790
  • Public order 717
  • Drugs 377
  • Other theft 357

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH1 4 residents
7,360

Age bands in CH1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
5.5%

419 residents

Age 15 to 24
42.6%

3,259 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

2,100 residents

Age 45 to 64
14.9%

1,139 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

726 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

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    115 m

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    201 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    201 m

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    201 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    201 m

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    368 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    515 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    1.4 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.7 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.1 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.3 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    2.5 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Northgate Church

    BCT · Chester

    0.0 miles

  • Tudor Place

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Bouverie Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Walpole Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Canal Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,377 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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. Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 234 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,476 published events cover 12 months, averaging 456.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,245 events.

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