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CH2 2HJ

Newton & Hoole · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chester
Ward
Newton & Hoole
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 1HA 44 m
CH2 1PF 105 m
CH2 1PG 147 m
CH2 1PA 163 m
CH2 2EU 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 2HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 2
Latitude
53.206982
Longitude
-2.878548
British National Grid easting
341,419
British National Grid northing
368,127

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Newton & Hoole · E05012228
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092631
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 027B · E01018365
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 027 · E02003796

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Property

At this postcode

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
38, Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 2HJ 22 March 2024 £315,000
62, Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 2HJ 8 September 2023 £225,000
39, Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 2HJ 5 December 2022 £1,140,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
27
Secondary
7

  1. The Firs School

    Other independent school

    130 m

  2. Newton Primary School

    Community school

    293 m

  3. Mill View Primary School

    Academy converter

    484 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,891
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,363
  • Public order 357
  • Drugs 209
  • Other theft 191
  • Shoplifting 189

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

29 female, 28 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH2 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
96.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.6%
Gigabit-capable
96.9%
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

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    601 m

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    850 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    1.6 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    1.6 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.6 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.6 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.6 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    1.6 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    1.8 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.1 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.2 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    2.7 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    3.6 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    4.4 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

  • Newton Corner

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Whitton Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Newton Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Newton Hall Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

  • Newton Lane

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 027B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,795 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
2
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £450,000 from 5 recorded sales in CH2 2HJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire West and Chester is £269,039 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Firs School is the nearest published school at 130 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,891 published events cover 12 months, averaging 240.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,363 events.

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