CH2 2XA

Newton & Hoole · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH2 2QE 42 m
CH2 2QD 53 m
CH2 2LJ 59 m
CH2 2QA 59 m
CH2 2PZ 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 2XA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 2
Latitude
53.208601
Longitude
-2.869882
British National Grid easting
342,000
British National Grid northing
368,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092632
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 027A · E01018364
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 027 · E02003796

Postcode source versions

Explore CH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
29
Secondary
7
  1. Upton-by-Chester High School

    Foundation school

    629 m
  2. The Firs School

    Other independent school

    654 m
  3. Newton Primary School

    Community school

    799 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,454
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 628
  • Public order 155
  • Shoplifting 151
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Drugs 113

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

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    693 m

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    1.1 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    1.8 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    2.1 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.2 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.2 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.2 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.2 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.2 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.3 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.6 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.1 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    4.2 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Kingsway Shops

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsway Shops

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Kent Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsway Shops

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Ethelda Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

4,749 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Upton-by-Chester High School is the nearest published school at 629 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,454 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 628 events.

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