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CH3 7BE

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 7BU 38 m
CH3 7BR 136 m
CH3 7BQ 175 m
CH3 7BD 180 m
CH3 6AP 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 7BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 7
Latitude
53.180327
Longitude
-2.831303
British National Grid easting
344,540
British National Grid northing
365,124

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012578
Output area
E00092419
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 039B · E01018324
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 039 · E02003805

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Skips Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7BE 15 November 2024 £1,400,000
12, Skips Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7BE 3 August 2020 £1,250,000
Low Gables, 11, Skips Lane, Christleton, Chester, CH3 7BE 2 May 2014 £700,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
6
  1. Christleton High School

    Academy converter

    344 m
  2. Christleton Primary School

    Community school

    599 m
  3. Waverton Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
155
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Public order 21
  • Burglary 11
  • Other theft 11
  • Anti social behaviour 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43
23 female, 20 male
Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH3 7 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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.4 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    3.3 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    3.7 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.9 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    4.3 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    4.4 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    4.4 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    4.4 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    4.4 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    4.5 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Nine Houses

    BCT · Christleton

    180 m
  • Nine Houses

    BCT · Christleton

    214 m
  • High School

    BCT · Christleton

    307 m
  • High School

    BCT · Christleton

    313 m
  • High School

    BCT · Christleton

    318 m

Relative deprivation

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

28,486 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,400,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH3 7BE. 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Christleton High School is the nearest published school at 344 m.

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

Recorded crime

155 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

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