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CH1 5ZA

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 5EQ 11 m
CH1 5PW 59 m
CH1 5NL 138 m
CH1 5ET 153 m
CH1 5NJ 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 5ZA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 5
Latitude
53.205034
Longitude
-2.925729
British National Grid easting
338,265
British National Grid northing
367,950

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
E00092374
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 031C · E01018315
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 031 · E02003799

Postcode source versions

Explore CH1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
45
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. The Arches Community Primary School

    Community school

    175 m

  2. Highfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    392 m

  3. St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,760
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 793
  • Shoplifting 216
  • Public order 197
  • Criminal damage and arson 133
  • Anti social behaviour 104

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

    539 m

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.2 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.5 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.5 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.5 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.5 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    2.6 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.9 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    3.5 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    3.6 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    3.6 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • The Highfield

    BCT · Blacon

    0.1 miles

  • The Highfield

    BCT · Blacon

    0.1 miles

  • The Arches School

    BCT · Blacon

    0.2 miles

  • Furne Road

    BCT · Blacon

    0.2 miles

  • The Arches School

    BCT · Blacon

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,168 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Arches Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 175 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,760 published events cover 12 months, averaging 146.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 793 events.

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