CH2 3QZ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH2 2QF 37 m
CH2 2PQ 53 m
CH2 3RX 60 m
CH2 2PF 78 m
CH2 2PL 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 3QZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 3
Latitude
53.209543
Longitude
-2.863911
British National Grid easting
342,400
British National Grid northing
368,400

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

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

    671 m
  2. The Hammond

    Other independent school

    827 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
1,093
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 508
  • Shoplifting 135
  • Public order 106
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Other theft 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    980 m

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    1.4 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

    2.5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.5 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.5 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.5 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

    2.9 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.3 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Chatsworth Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Summerhill

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Ethelda Drive

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

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 671 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,093 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 508 events.

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