CH2 3LT

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 3JZ 57 m
CH2 3LX 60 m
CH2 3LU 87 m
CH2 3NU 91 m
CH2 3LD 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 3LT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 3
Latitude
53.205472
Longitude
-2.862512
British National Grid easting
342,488
British National Grid northing
367,946

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092534
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 032C · E01018347
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 032 · E02003801

Postcode source versions

Explore CH2

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Willow Crescent, Chester, CH2 3LT 6 July 2026 £260,000
4, Willow Crescent, Chester, CH2 3LT 15 October 2024 £255,000
7, Willow Crescent, Chester, CH2 3LT 18 November 2022 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
30
Secondary
7
  1. St Martin's Academy Chester

    Free schools

    774 m
  2. Maple Grove School

    Other independent special school

    813 m
  3. Hoole Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    943 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 617
  • Shoplifting 141
  • Public order 130
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Other theft 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

31 female, 32 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.6% 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

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    773 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    1.7 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    1.7 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.8 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    2.2 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.3 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.3 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.3 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.3 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.5 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.7 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.0 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    4.7 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    5.0 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

  • Woodfield Grove

    BCT · Hoole

    0.0 miles
  • Mannings Lane South

    BCT · Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • Willow Grove

    BCT · Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • Pipers Lane

    BCT · Hoole

    0.1 miles
  • Crossley Crescent

    BCT · Hoole

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 032C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,523 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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 £255,000 from 3 recorded sales in CH2 3LT. 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Martin's Academy Chester is the nearest published school at 774 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 617 events.

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