CH3 8NU

Sandstone · 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 7LJ 846 m
CH3 8AZ 894 m
CH3 8AA 934 m
CH3 8DF 979 m
CH3 8DD 985 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 8NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 8
Latitude
53.214148
Longitude
-2.759252
British National Grid easting
349,395
British National Grid northing
368,833

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Sandstone · E05012234
Parish or community
E04012568
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00092338
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

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Horton Hall Barns, 5, Horton Lane, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8NU 10 August 2023 £625,000
Horton Hall Barns, 3, Horton Lane, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8NU 26 January 2018 £600,000
Horton Hall Barns, 4, Horton Lane, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8NU 25 May 2016 £1,185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Ashton Hayes Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  2. iMap Centre

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km
  3. Barrow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Drugs 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.3% 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • KELSALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81120

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Nurseries

    BCT · Tarvin

    0.6 miles
  • Ashton Lane

    BCT · Tarvin

    0.7 miles
  • Shay Lane

    BCT · Tarvin Sands

    0.7 miles
  • Golden Lion PH

    BCT · Ashton Hayes

    0.7 miles
  • Hollowmore Heath

    BCT · Hollowmoor Heath

    0.7 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 £625,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH3 8NU. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ashton Hayes Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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