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CH3 5BY

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
CH2 3DS 60 m
CH3 5DA 62 m
CH3 5BF 63 m
CH3 5DD 70 m
CH2 3LZ 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 5BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 5
Latitude
53.193294
Longitude
-2.873389
British National Grid easting
341,745
British National Grid northing
366,600

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
E00092389
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 036A · E01018319
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 036 · E02003804

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
29
Secondary
7

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

    Voluntary aided school

    282 m

  2. Cherry Grove Primary School

    Community school

    563 m

  3. Hoole Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    632 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,794
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,001
  • Public order 638
  • Shoplifting 603
  • Drugs 351
  • Anti social behaviour 309

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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    176 m

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    799 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.0 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    1.2 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.3 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.3 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.3 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    1.3 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.5 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    1.5 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    1.6 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

    3.5 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    4.0 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

  • Lock Vaults PH

    BCT · Hoole

    0.0 miles

  • St Paul's Church

    BCT · Boughton

    0.1 miles

  • St Paul's Church

    BCT · Boughton

    0.1 miles

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Boughton

    0.1 miles

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Boughton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 036A, 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

14,404 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,794 published events cover 12 months, averaging 399.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,001 events.

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