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CH2 4JA

Gowy Rural · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
CH65 4LQ 814 m
CH2 4SA 876 m
CH65 4LZ 887 m
CH2 4FE 892 m
CH65 4LD 905 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH2 4JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2021
Terminated
1 July 2023
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH2
Postcode sector
CH2 4
Latitude
53.271262
Longitude
-2.858961
British National Grid easting
342,813
British National Grid northing
375,262

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
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00188916
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 011D · E01018552
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
22
Primary
16
Secondary
3

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

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  2. The Oaks Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km

  3. Wolverham Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
104
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Other theft 15
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Public order 5

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
50%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • YORK ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    YORK ROAD, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 0DB

    ODS code N81063

    2.8 km

  • WESTMINSTER SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81607

    3.0 km

  • OLD HALL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81117

    3.1 km

  • WHITBY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code N81093

    3.5 km

  • HOPE FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81092

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Stanlow & Thornton Rail Station

    RSE · Stanlow

    0.8 miles

  • Thornton Green Lane

    BCT · Thornton-le-Moors

    0.8 miles

  • Stanlow & Thornton Rail Station

    RSE · Stanlow

    0.8 miles

  • Thornton Green Lane

    BCT · Thornton-le-Moors

    0.8 miles

  • Stanlow & Thornton Rail Station

    RLY · Stanlow

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10,079 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
1
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

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

104 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

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