CH3 6GX

Christleton & Huntington · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 6HA 89 m
CH3 6GN 411 m
CH3 6FS 420 m
CH3 6FZ 422 m
CH3 6FE 441 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 6GX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 6
Latitude
53.167659
Longitude
-2.850714
British National Grid easting
343,226
British National Grid northing
363,730

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04011117
Output area
E00188837
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 041F · E01035380
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 041 · E02003806

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Huntington Community Primary School

    Community school

    834 m
  2. Christleton Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
130
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Public order 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.5 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.1 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    3.3 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    4.0 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    4.0 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    4.2 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    4.2 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    4.2 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    4.2 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    4.2 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    4.3 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Rake & Pikel

    BCT · Huntington

    0.5 miles
  • Sedum Close

    BCT · Huntington

    0.7 miles
  • Sedum Close

    BCT · Huntington

    0.7 miles
  • Gorse Way

    BCT · Huntington

    0.7 miles
  • Gorse Way

    BCT · Huntington

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 041F, 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

30,352 of 33,755

Income
9 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
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Huntington Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 834 m.

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

Recorded crime

130 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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