CH3 9AU

Farndon · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Ward
Farndon
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH3 9AR 654 m
CH3 9AN 890 m
CH3 9AP 998 m
CH3 9AQ 1.0 km
CH3 7RF 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH3 9AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH3
Postcode sector
CH3 9
Latitude
53.147084
Longitude
-2.811896
British National Grid easting
345,795
British National Grid northing
361,411

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Farndon · E05012214
Parish or community
E04012566
Output area
E00092677
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

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hatton Cottage, Whitchurch Road, Hatton Heath, Chester, CH3 9AU 5 August 2025 £775,000
Strathmore House, Whitchurch Road, Hatton Heath, Chester, CH3 9AU 21 July 2023 £1,395,000
The Groves, Whitchurch Road, Hatton Heath, Chester, CH3 9AU 1 June 2022 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Abbey Gate College

    Other independent school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  3. Tattenhall Park Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 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 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

22 female, 27 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.2
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH3 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
70%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
70%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
70%
Gigabit-capable
70%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
86.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
10%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Stone Cottage

    BCT · Hatton Heath

    0.4 miles
  • Stone Cottage

    BCT · Hatton Heath

    0.4 miles
  • Hatton Heath

    BCT · Hatton Heath

    0.5 miles
  • Hatton Heath

    BCT · Hatton Heath

    0.5 miles
  • Gatesheath Lane End

    BCT · Gatesheath

    0.6 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £775,000 from 3 recorded sales in CH3 9AU. 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

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Abbey Gate College is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

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

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