CH3 6AB

Farndon · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Ward
Farndon
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 6QT 88 m
CH3 6QP 145 m
CH3 6NH 165 m
CH3 6QN 197 m
CH3 6QL 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 6AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 6
Latitude
53.087680
Longitude
-2.879400
British National Grid easting
341,199
British National Grid northing
354,856

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Farndon · E05012214
Parish or community
E04012581
Output area
E00188763
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 047A · E01018339
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 047 · E02003810

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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56 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Maddocks Close, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6AB 9 January 2026 £225,000
4, Maddocks Close, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6AB 20 June 2025 £375,000
18, Maddocks Close, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6AB 1 October 2024 £267,300

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Farndon Primary School

    Community school

    182 m
  2. Holt's Community Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km
  3. St Christopher's School

    Welsh establishment

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
123
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 57
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Other theft 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
100

47 female, 53 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.3
CH3 6 residents
8,248

Age bands in CH3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.3%

1,748 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

696 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

2,292 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

1,388 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
86.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
86.7%
Gigabit-capable
86.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
88.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Brewery Lane

    BCT · Farndon

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Farndon

    0.1 miles
  • Nag's Head PH

    BCT · Farndon

    0.2 miles
  • Farndon Arms PH

    BCT · Farndon

    0.2 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Farndon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 047A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,128 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £261,150 from 10 recorded sales in CH3 6AB. 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

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Farndon Primary School is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

123 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 57 events.

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