CH3 8EL

Gowy Rural · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 8EN 229 m
CH3 7HW 588 m
CH3 7QA 650 m
CH3 7QB 894 m
CH3 7HP 947 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 8EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 8
Latitude
53.201216
Longitude
-2.795911
British National Grid easting
346,931
British National Grid northing
367,421

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04011045
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00092332
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 022A · E01018308
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 022 · E02003794

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
25, Lansdowne Road, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EL 24 September 2021 £283,250
5, Lansdowne Road, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EL 19 March 2021 £182,500
21, Lansdowne Road, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8EL 12 January 2018 £267,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Barrow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  2. Barrow CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. iMap Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other theft 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

16 female, 11 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.1
CH3 8 residents
4,547

Age bands in CH3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

787 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

375 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

942 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,317 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

1,267 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH3 8 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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    4.7 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

  • Lansdowne Road

    BCT · Stamford Bridge

    0.0 miles
  • Stamford Bridge Inn

    BCT · Stamford Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Cotton Lane

    BCT · Stamford Bridge

    0.3 miles
  • Cotton Lane

    BCT · Stamford Bridge

    0.4 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Great Barrow

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 022A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,891 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £283,250 from 1 recorded sale in CH3 8EL. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Barrow CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 8 events.

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