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CH2 2AY

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

Updated September 2026

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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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH2 2BD 29 m
CH1 3HS 61 m
CH2 2FD 77 m
CH1 4DS 78 m
CH2 2AU 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 2AY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2016
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 2
Latitude
53.195422
Longitude
-2.891933
British National Grid easting
340,509
British National Grid northing
366,852

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
E00188924
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 033H · E01035374
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 033 · E02003802

Postcode source versions

Explore CH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
29
Secondary
7

  1. Abbey School for Exceptional Children

    Other independent special school

    327 m

  2. Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    448 m

  3. University of Chester

    Higher education institutions

    545 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,341
  • Shoplifting 748
  • Public order 738
  • Drugs 385
  • Other theft 362

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH2 2 residents
7,847

Age bands in CH2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

1,218 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

877 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

2,196 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,082 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,589 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

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    78 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    78 m

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    78 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    78 m

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    134 m

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    296 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    511 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    1.1 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.5 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.0 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.1 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    2.8 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Delamere Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.0 miles

  • Delamere Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.0 miles

  • Delamere Street

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Bull & Stirrup

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Northgate Church

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 033H, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,666 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Abbey School for Exceptional Children is the nearest published school at 327 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 466 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,341 events.

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