CH3 9AJ

Tattenhall · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 9AG 41 m
CH3 9AS 69 m
CH3 9AL 73 m
CH3 9AH 369 m
CH3 9AF 935 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 9AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 9
Latitude
53.137357
Longitude
-2.787959
British National Grid easting
347,384
British National Grid northing
360,311

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012586
Output area
E00092675
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 046C · E01018371
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 046 · E02003809

Postcode source versions

Explore CH3

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gatesheath Cottages, 1, Smithy Green, Tattenhall, Chester, CH3 9AJ 27 October 2020 £250,000
Gatesheath Cottages, 3, Smithy Green, Tattenhall, Chester, CH3 9AJ 28 June 2010 £240,000
Gatesheath Cottages, 1, Smithy Green, Tattenhall, Chester, CH3 9AJ 18 September 2007 £233,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Tattenhall Park Primary School

    Community school

    373 m
  2. Abbey Gate College

    Other independent school

    3.4 km
  3. Saighton Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
CH3 9 residents
4,455

Age bands in CH3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

647 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

421 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

885 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

1,362 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,260 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH3 9 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.

Nearby transport

  • Chester Road

    BCT · Gatesheath

    0.0 miles
  • Smithy Bus Shelter

    BCT · Gatesheath

    0.1 miles
  • Smithy Bus Shelter

    BCT · Gatesheath

    0.1 miles
  • Poplar Croft

    BCT · Newton

    0.4 miles
  • Brook Hall

    BCT · Tattenhall

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,725 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Tattenhall Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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