CH3 6BE

Christleton & Huntington · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 6BA 14 m
CH3 6AE 16 m
CH3 6AL 62 m
CH3 6AG 88 m
CH3 6AN 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 6BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 6
Latitude
53.183797
Longitude
-2.842848
British National Grid easting
343,773
British National Grid northing
365,519

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012578
Output area
E00092413
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 039A · E01018323
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 039 · E02003805

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mill Cottages, 3, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6BE 21 May 2014 £140,000
Mill Cottages, 3, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6BE 27 January 2012 £140,000
Mill Cottages, 3, Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6BE 31 December 2009 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Christleton Primary School

    Community school

    287 m
  2. Christleton High School

    Academy converter

    648 m
  3. Boughton Heath Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
472
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 225
  • Public order 60
  • Other theft 41
  • Shoplifting 30
  • Burglary 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
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 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH3 6 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

13

within 5 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.5 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    2.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    2.9 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.1 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    3.4 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    3.6 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    3.6 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    3.6 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    3.6 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    3.7 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    3.8 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    4.3 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    4.9 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

  • Old Trooper Inn

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles
  • Old Trooper Inn

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Drive

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles
  • Bridge Drive

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles
  • Christleton Hall

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 039A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,602 of 33,755

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

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Christleton Primary School is the nearest published school at 287 m.

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

Recorded crime

472 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 225 events.

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