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CH3 5PX

Great Boughton · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Ward
Great Boughton
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 5JX 42 m
CH3 5PU 82 m
CH3 5JY 105 m
CH3 5PZ 109 m
CH3 5JG 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 5PX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 5
Latitude
53.194976
Longitude
-2.864532
British National Grid easting
342,339
British National Grid northing
366,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Great Boughton · E05012217
Parish or community
E04012980
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092732
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 036D · E01018382
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 036 · E02003804

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PX 11 April 2014 £150,000
14, Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PX 14 October 2002 £56,500
10, Cawdor Drive, Vicars Cross, Chester, CH3 5PX 20 August 2001 £49,000

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

    314 m

  2. Cherry Grove Primary School

    Community school

    428 m

  3. Maple Grove School

    Other independent special school

    431 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,936
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,162
  • Shoplifting 403
  • Public order 364
  • Drugs 220
  • Anti social behaviour 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

39 female, 26 male

Postcode households
46
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.5% 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+
97.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
22.9%
Gigabit-capable
22.9%
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

    669 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    797 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

    1.7 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.9 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.9 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.9 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    1.9 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    2.1 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.1 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.1 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

    4.1 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    4.6 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

    0.2 miles

  • Bridge Inn

    BCT · Boughton

    0.2 miles

  • Bridge Inn

    BCT · Boughton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,264 of 33,755

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

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 314 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,936 published events cover 12 months, averaging 244.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,162 events.

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