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CH2 4GY

Gowy Rural · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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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 4NE 49 m
CH2 4HY 105 m
CH2 4JZ 178 m
CH2 4RG 202 m
CH2 4HX 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 4GY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2009
Terminated
1 August 2011
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 4
Latitude
53.265191
Longitude
-2.874387
British National Grid easting
341,776
British National Grid northing
374,599

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
E04012982
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00093618
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 011C · E01018551
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 011 · E02003849

Postcode source versions

Explore CH2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. The Oaks Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Wolverham Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 445
  • Violence and sexual offences 423
  • Public order 113
  • Other theft 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • YORK ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    YORK ROAD, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 0DB

    ODS code N81063

    2.3 km

  • OLD HALL SURGERY

    24-26 STANNEY LANE, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 9AD

    ODS code N81117

    2.3 km

  • WHITBY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    114 CHESTER ROAD, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 6TG

    ODS code N81093

    2.4 km

  • WESTMINSTER SURGERY

    16-18 CHURCH PARADE, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 2ER

    ODS code N81607

    2.7 km

  • HOPE FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOPE FARM ROAD, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CH66 2WW

    ODS code N81092

    3.3 km

  • GREAT SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD CHESTER ROAD, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CH66 3NZ

    ODS code N81050

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Outlet Village

    BCT · Cheshire Oaks

    0.3 miles

  • Outlet Village

    BCT · Cheshire Oaks

    0.3 miles

  • Outlet Village Coach Stop

    BCT · Cheshire Oaks

    0.3 miles

  • Bodiam Court

    BCT · Wolverham

    0.4 miles

  • Warwick Court

    BCT · Wolverham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 011C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,055 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Oaks Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 445 events.

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