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CH3 5BX

Chester City & the Garden Quarter · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 5AZ 32 m
CH3 5AF 34 m
CH3 5AY 56 m
CH3 5BD 77 m
CH3 5AR 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 5BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 5
Latitude
53.192357
Longitude
-2.878534
British National Grid easting
341,400
British National Grid northing
366,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter · E05012211
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092393
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 033F · E01032931
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 033 · E02003802

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
29
Secondary
7

  1. The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy

    Free schools

    415 m

  2. St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    503 m

  3. Chester International School

    Studio schools

    831 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,988
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,060
  • Public order 663
  • Shoplifting 604
  • Drugs 372
  • Anti social behaviour 337

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH3 5 residents
12,544

Age bands in CH3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,927 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,164 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

3,009 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

3,306 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

2,935 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    183 m

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    846 m

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.0 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.0 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.0 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    1.0 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.1 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    1.2 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.2 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.2 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    1.2 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.4 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    3.2 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Boughton

    0.1 miles

  • Steam Mill Street

    BCT · Boughton

    0.1 miles

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Boughton

    0.1 miles

  • Canal Bridge

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

  • Canal Bridge

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 033F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,732 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,988 published events cover 12 months, averaging 415.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,060 events.

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