CH1 4ET

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 4DS 31 m
CH1 4FG 33 m
CH1 4EE 63 m
CH1 3ER 85 m
CH1 4HB 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 4ET
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 October 2009
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 4
Latitude
53.194997
Longitude
-2.893406
British National Grid easting
340,410
British National Grid northing
366,806

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092438
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. Abbey School for Exceptional Children

    Other independent special school

    310 m
  2. Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    415 m
  3. University of Chester

    Higher education institutions

    513 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,284
  • Shoplifting 773
  • Public order 731
  • Drugs 378
  • Other theft 362

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

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    31 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    31 m

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    31 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    31 m

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    191 m

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    200 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    422 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    1.2 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.6 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.1 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.2 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    2.7 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Delamere Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.0 miles
  • Delamere Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.0 miles
  • Canal Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Bull & Stirrup

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Delamere Street

    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.

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 310 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 460.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,284 events.

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