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CH1 5QU

Blacon · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blacon
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 5BS 4 m
CH1 5DD 31 m
CH1 5EB 34 m
CH1 5PN 43 m
CH1 5QS 69 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 5QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 5
Latitude
53.201051
Longitude
-2.935060
British National Grid easting
337,636
British National Grid northing
367,515

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Blacon · E05012209
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092364
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 031B · E01018314
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 031 · E02003799

Postcode source versions

Explore CH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

    Foundation school

    299 m

  2. J H Godwin Primary School

    Community school

    412 m

  3. Dee Point Primary School

    Community school

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,377
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 656
  • Shoplifting 146
  • Public order 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Anti social behaviour 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    232 m

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.7 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.8 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.9 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.9 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.9 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.9 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    3.1 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    3.4 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.6 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    3.7 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    4.1 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    4.1 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Adelaide Road

    BCT · Blacon

    0.0 miles

  • Adelaide Road

    BCT · Blacon

    0.1 miles

  • Rhuddlan Road

    BCT · Blacon

    0.1 miles

  • Rhuddlan Road

    BCT · Blacon

    0.1 miles

  • Treborth Road

    BCT · Blacon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 031B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,866 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,377 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 656 events.

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