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CH3 7EJ

Gowy Rural · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chester
Ward
Gowy Rural
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 7HE 127 m
CH3 7SP 127 m
CH3 7HF 133 m
CH3 7SL 190 m
CH3 7ET 271 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 7EJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 7
Latitude
53.206564
Longitude
-2.835478
British National Grid easting
344,295
British National Grid northing
368,046

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Gowy Rural · E05012216
Parish or community
E04012542
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00092423
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 039C · E01018325
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 039 · E02003805

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

Property

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38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Holly Lodge, Belle Vue Lane, Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3 7EJ 1 May 2026 £825,000
Greensleeves, Belle Vue Lane, Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3 7EJ 6 September 2024 £720,000
Crosswood, Belle Vue Lane, Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3 7EJ 21 June 2024 £555,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
6

  1. Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    327 m

  2. Oldfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. The Hammond

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
187
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Public order 31
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Other theft 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
91

42 female, 49 male

Postcode households
36
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 1.3% 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+
87.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.4%
Gigabit-capable
85.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.6%
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

12

within 5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    2.6 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.7 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    3.1 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    3.4 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    3.9 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    4.0 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    4.0 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    4.0 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    4.0 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    4.3 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    4.4 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    4.4 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

  • Bellevue Lane

    BCT · Guilden Sutton

    0.1 miles

  • Oaklands

    BCT · Guilden Sutton

    0.2 miles

  • Oaklands

    BCT · Guilden Sutton

    0.2 miles

  • Holly House

    BCT · Guilden Sutton

    0.2 miles

  • Arrowcroft Road

    BCT · Guilden Sutton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,589 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
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 £555,000 from 5 recorded sales in CH3 7EJ. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 327 m.

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

Recorded crime

187 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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