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CH2 4DY

Gowy Rural · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chester
Ward
Gowy Rural
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH2 4DJ 88 m
CH2 4DL 91 m
CH2 4DN 107 m
CH2 4QL 107 m
CH2 4QN 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 4DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 4
Latitude
53.225008
Longitude
-2.829336
British National Grid easting
344,729
British National Grid northing
370,093

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Gowy Rural · E05012216
Parish or community
E04012572
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00092606
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 022F · E01018359
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 022 · E02003794

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Alyn Road, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4DY 15 January 2021 £270,000
5, Alyn Road, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4DY 2 October 2020 £110,000
11, Alyn Road, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4DY 24 October 2016 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Mickle Trafford Village School

    Community school

    468 m

  2. Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km

  3. The Hammond

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other crime 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

11 female, 17 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
CH2 4 residents
8,097

Age bands in CH2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

1,312 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

940 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

2,097 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,087 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

1,639 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH2 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    3.8 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    3.9 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    4.6 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Plemstall Way

    BCT · Mickle Trafford

    0.1 miles

  • Plemstall Lane

    BCT · Mickle Trafford

    0.1 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Mickle Trafford

    0.3 miles

  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Mickle Trafford

    0.3 miles

  • St Peters Way

    BCT · Mickle Trafford

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 022F, 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

29,455 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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
2
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Mickle Trafford Village School is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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