CH3 8HH

Tarvin & Kelsall · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 8HJ 611 m
CH3 7BF 631 m
CH3 8HE 652 m
CH3 8HN 826 m
CH3 8HL 851 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 8HH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 8
Latitude
53.175513
Longitude
-2.764914
British National Grid easting
348,971
British National Grid northing
364,539

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012574
Output area
E00092656
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 046B · E01018369
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 046 · E02003809

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Smithy Farm, Ryecroft Lane, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8HH 18 March 2021 £500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Tarvin Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  2. Duddon St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km
  3. Waverton Community Primary School

    Community school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other theft 3
  • Shoplifting 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
16.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
16.7%
Gigabit-capable
16.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • KELSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    7 GREEN HILL ROAD, KELSALL, TARPORLEY, CW6 0SN

    ODS code N81120

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Platts Lane

    BCT · Tarvin

    0.6 miles
  • Austins Hill

    BCT · Tarvin

    0.8 miles
  • Wildacre

    BCT · Tarvin

    0.9 miles
  • Wildacre

    BCT · Tarvin

    0.9 miles
  • Okells Nurseries

    BCT · Duddon

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 046B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,987 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Tarvin Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 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.