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CH2 1FH

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH2 1FG 14 m
CH2 1AH 17 m
CH2 1FL 46 m
CH2 2BB 47 m
CH1 4DT 52 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 1FH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 1
Latitude
53.196900
Longitude
-2.893835
British National Grid easting
340,384
British National Grid northing
367,018

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter · E05012211
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00188910
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034F · E01035375
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034 · E02003803

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
29
Secondary
7

  1. Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    249 m

  2. University of Chester

    Higher education institutions

    344 m

  3. Abbey School for Exceptional Children

    Other independent special school

    517 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,480
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,270
  • Shoplifting 773
  • Public order 721
  • Drugs 377
  • Other theft 355

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH2 1 residents
9,940

Age bands in CH2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,592 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

879 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

2,127 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,587 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

2,292 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    207 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    207 m

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    207 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    207 m

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    246 m

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    342 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    614 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    1.3 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.5 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.0 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.2 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    2.6 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Tudor Place

    BCT · Chester

    0.0 miles

  • Northgate Avenue

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Northgate Avenue

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Northgate Church

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • St Thomas Canterbury Church

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,377 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,480 published events cover 12 months, averaging 456.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,270 events.

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