CH3 7RB

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 7RE 184 m
CH3 7RF 226 m
CH3 7RA 605 m
CH3 7QX 736 m
CH3 7QY 751 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 7RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 7
Latitude
53.159187
Longitude
-2.800713
British National Grid easting
346,558
British National Grid northing
362,749

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012580
Output area
E00092755
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 039D · E01018385
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 039 · E02003805

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Paddocks, 3, Long Lane, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7RB 5 March 2021 £535,000
The Paddocks, 1, Long Lane, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7RB 19 February 2021 £500,000
Hills View, Long Lane, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7RB 18 September 2019 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Waverton Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  2. Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km
  3. Abbey Gate College

    Other independent school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

28 female, 36 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.9% 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+
9.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
9.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
9.5%
Gigabit-capable
9.5%
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.

Nearby transport

  • St Peter's Church

    BCT · Waverton

    0.5 miles
  • St Peter's Church

    BCT · Waverton

    0.5 miles
  • Hatton Heath

    BCT · Hatton Heath

    0.6 miles
  • Hatton Heath

    BCT · Hatton Heath

    0.6 miles
  • The Crocky Trail

    BCT · Waverton

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

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

29,262 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Waverton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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