CH2 2QF

Newton & Hoole · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH2 3RX 77 m
CH2 2PQ 85 m
CH2 2PF 92 m
CH2 2PB 115 m
CH2 2PD 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 2QF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 2
Latitude
53.209619
Longitude
-2.863374
British National Grid easting
342,436
British National Grid northing
368,408

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092638
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 027B · E01018365
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 027 · E02003796

Postcode source versions

Explore CH2

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Pines, 1, Long Lane, Chester, CH2 2QF 12 April 2024 £333,000
The Pines, 3, Long Lane, Chester, CH2 2QF 21 July 2023 £365,000
The Pines, 5, Long Lane, Chester, CH2 2QF 22 July 2022 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Upton-by-Chester High School

    Foundation school

    688 m
  2. The Hammond

    Other independent school

    798 m
  3. St Martin's Academy Chester

    Free schools

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,071
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 497
  • Shoplifting 134
  • Public order 106
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Other theft 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH2 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

13

within 5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.0 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    1.5 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    2.0 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.3 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    2.5 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.6 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.6 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.6 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.6 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.7 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    3.0 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.4 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    4.7 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

  • Chatsworth Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Summerhill

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Ethelda Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles
  • Ethelda Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles
  • Pipers Lane

    BCT · Hoole

    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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £347,500 from 4 recorded sales in CH2 2QF. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Upton-by-Chester High School is the nearest published school at 688 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,071 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 497 events.

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