CH3 5JW

Great Boughton · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 5JN 26 m
CH3 5JQ 91 m
CH3 5JP 99 m
CH3 5JR 113 m
CH3 5JB 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 5JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 5
Latitude
53.195623
Longitude
-2.862195
British National Grid easting
342,496
British National Grid northing
366,850

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012980
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092736
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 032D · E01018383
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 032 · E02003801

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Lancaster Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5JW 25 November 2025 £290,000
9, Lancaster Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5JW 30 June 2023 £350,000
20, Lancaster Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5JW 21 September 2022 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
31
Secondary
7
  1. Hoole Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    372 m
  2. Maple Grove School

    Other independent special school

    450 m
  3. Cherry Grove Primary School

    Community school

    546 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 864
  • Public order 258
  • Shoplifting 206
  • Drugs 170
  • Anti social behaviour 161

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

27 female, 26 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

14

within 5 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    748 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    968 m

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.1 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    1.9 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.1 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.1 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.1 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.1 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    2.3 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.3 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.3 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    2.5 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    4.3 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Barkhill Road/Cowdor Drive

    BCT · Vicars Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Barkhill Road/Crathie Road

    BCT · Vicars Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Melrose Avenue/Ballater Crescent

    BCT · Vicars Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Queens Road

    BCT · Vicars Cross

    0.1 miles
  • Elstree Avenue

    BCT · Vicars Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 032D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,376 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £325,000 from 3 recorded sales in CH3 5JW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire West and Chester is £269,039 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

50 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Hoole Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 372 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 177.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 864 events.

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