CH3 7AB

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 7DZ 0 m
CH3 7FB 91 m
CH3 7DY 96 m
CH3 7FD 138 m
CH3 7BS 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 7AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2023
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 7
Latitude
53.185904
Longitude
-2.842350
British National Grid easting
343,809
British National Grid northing
365,753

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Christleton Primary School

    Community school

    370 m
  2. Christleton High School

    Academy converter

    682 m
  3. Boughton Heath Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
515
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 247
  • Public order 66
  • Other theft 37
  • Shoplifting 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH3 7 residents
6,747

Age bands in CH3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,059 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

659 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

1,226 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,978 residents

Age 65 and over
27.3%

1,852 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

    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

    2.8 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.2 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

    3.5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    3.5 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    3.5 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    3.5 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    3.6 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

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Christleton Hall

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles
  • Christleton Hall

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles
  • Canal Bridge Steps

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles
  • Old Trooper Inn

    BCT · Christleton

    0.1 miles
  • Canal Bridge

    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

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Christleton Primary School is the nearest published school at 370 m.

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

Recorded crime

515 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 247 events.

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