CH1 6BS

Queensferry and Sealand · Flintshire · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Local authority
Flintshire
Constituency
Alyn and Deeside
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 5AR 545 m
CH1 5AP 549 m
CH1 5AH 566 m
CH1 5SB 617 m
CH1 5SF 651 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH1 6BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH1
Postcode sector
CH1 6
Latitude
53.202239
Longitude
-2.948514
British National Grid easting
336,739
British National Grid northing
367,659

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Flintshire · W06000005
Parish or community
W04000207
Westminster constituency
Alyn and Deeside · W07000082
Output area
W00001788
Lower layer super output area
Flintshire 009A · W01000332
Middle layer super output area
Flintshire 009 · W02000066

Postcode source versions

Explore CH1

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Courtyard Cottage, Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BS 12 August 2025 £190,000
Marcher House, Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BS 25 August 2023 £975,000
Bloomin Spindlers Nurseries Ltd, Sealand Road, Chester, CH1 6BS 18 September 2020 £500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

    Foundation school

    916 m
  2. J H Godwin Primary School

    Community school

    950 m
  3. Dee Point Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
777
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 399
  • Public order 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Drugs 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

12 female, 16 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
CH1 6 residents
5,287

Age bands in CH1 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

804 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

457 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,028 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,472 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

1,483 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH1 6 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+
82.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
78.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.3%
Gigabit-capable
78.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
60.9%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    1.1 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    3.6 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    3.7 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    3.8 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    3.8 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    3.8 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    3.8 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    3.9 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    4.0 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    4.5 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    4.5 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Burgess

    BCT · Sealand

    0.4 miles
  • High School

    BCT · Blacon

    0.4 miles
  • Western Avenue

    BCT · Sealand

    0.4 miles
  • Burgess

    BCT · Sealand

    0.5 miles
  • High School

    BCT · Blacon

    0.5 miles

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
2
Low risk addresses
0
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 £582,500 from 2 recorded sales in CH1 6BS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Flintshire is £213,930 in June 2026, up 1.0% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College is the nearest published school at 916 m.

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

Recorded crime

777 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 399 events.

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