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CH1 5DP

Blacon · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Ward
Blacon
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 4BL 55 m
CH1 5DR 68 m
CH1 4DB 74 m
CH1 5DA 121 m
CH1 4BH 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 5DP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 5
Latitude
53.202078
Longitude
-2.905634
British National Grid easting
339,603
British National Grid northing
367,604

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Blacon · E05012209
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092442
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034D · E01018330
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034 · E02003803

Postcode source versions

Explore CH1

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Highcliffe Avenue, Chester, CH1 5DP 27 May 2025 £317,000
3, Highcliffe Avenue, Chester, CH1 5DP 26 March 2021 £185,000
5, Highcliffe Avenue, Chester, CH1 5DP 15 November 2002 £129,950

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
46
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. University of Chester

    Higher education institutions

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

    Voluntary aided school

    730 m
  3. Ancora House School

    Pupil referral unit

    945 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,119
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,963
  • Public order 527
  • Shoplifting 400
  • Other theft 257
  • Criminal damage and arson 253

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16
10 female, 6 male
Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.0
CH1 5 residents
13,799

Age bands in CH1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%
2,736 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.6%
1,476 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.5%
3,670 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.1%
3,617 residents
Age 65 and over
17.1%
2,372 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH1 5 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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    977 m

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.1 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    1.1 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    1.3 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    1.3 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    1.8 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    1.9 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    2.2 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    2.2 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    2.3 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    3.2 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Cranleigh Crescent

    BCT · Chester

    66 m
  • Cranleigh Crescent

    BCT · Chester

    89 m
  • Esso Garage

    BCT · Chester

    353 m
  • Stadium Way

    BCT · Chester

    361 m
  • Aldi Superstore

    BCT · Chester

    373 m

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,256 of 33,755

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

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
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £317,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH1 5DP. 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. University of Chester is the nearest published school at 633 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,119 published events cover 12 months, averaging 343 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,963 events.

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