CH2 3DA

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH2 3BZ 21 m
CH2 3BW 34 m
CH2 3AJ 44 m
CH2 3BG 77 m
CH2 3BL 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 3DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 3
Latitude
53.197736
Longitude
-2.876832
British National Grid easting
341,521
British National Grid northing
367,097

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092520
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 036B · E01018344
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 036 · E02003804

Postcode source versions

Explore CH2

61 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
70, Phillip Street, Chester, CH2 3DA 4 March 2025 £60,000
50, Phillip Street, Chester, CH2 3DA 19 June 2024 £190,000
90, Phillip Street, Chester, CH2 3DA 2 December 2022 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
30
Secondary
7
  1. St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    299 m
  2. St Martin's Academy Chester

    Free schools

    522 m
  3. Hoole Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    666 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,065
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,102
  • Public order 675
  • Shoplifting 621
  • Drugs 365
  • Anti social behaviour 336

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

28 female, 14 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
1.6
CH2 3 residents
9,790

Age bands in CH2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,390 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,003 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.5%

3,004 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,575 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

1,573 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH2 3 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

14

within 5 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    546 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    604 m

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    994 m

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.1 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    1.1 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.3 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    1.3 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    1.5 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.8 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    1.9 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    3.7 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    3.7 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

  • Chester Rail Station

    RLY · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Lightfoot Street

    BCT · Hoole

    0.2 miles
  • Faulkner Street

    BCT · Hoole

    0.2 miles
  • Chester Rail Station

    RSE · Chester

    0.2 miles
  • Railway Station S7

    BCT · Chester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 036B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,675 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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
5
Medium risk addresses
10
Low risk addresses
10
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 £227,500 from 6 recorded sales in CH2 3DA. 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,065 published events cover 12 months, averaging 422.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,102 events.

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