CH4 7AW

Handbridge Park · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH4 7AU 164 m
CH4 7AH 167 m
CH4 7JJ 167 m
CH1 1SZ 171 m
CH4 7AD 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH4 7AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 7
Latitude
53.186673
Longitude
-2.884927
British National Grid easting
340,965
British National Grid northing
365,873

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Output area
E00092518
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 043D · E01018340
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 043 · E02003807

Postcode source versions

Explore CH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
28
Secondary
7
  1. Chester International School

    Studio schools

    83 m
  2. Queen's Park High School

    Academy sponsor led

    258 m
  3. The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy

    Free schools

    467 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,664
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,895
  • Public order 627
  • Shoplifting 595
  • Drugs 359
  • Anti social behaviour 303

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CH4 7 residents
7,845

Age bands in CH4 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

994 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

842 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.1%

1,667 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,286 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

2,106 residents

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    449 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

    BOUGHTON HEALTH CENTRE, HOOLE LANE, BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH2 3DP

    ODS code N81034

    915 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    918 m

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    950 m

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.1 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.1 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    2ND FL, FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81079

    1.1 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

    19 GARDEN LANE, GARDEN LANE, CHESTER, CH1 4EN

    ODS code N81081

    1.2 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.4 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    1.9 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.4 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    3.0 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

    GORDON ROAD, BLACON, BLACON,CHESTER, CHESTER, CH1 5PA

    ODS code N81626

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • The Groves Tour Stop

    BCT · Chester

    0.1 miles
  • Queen's Park School

    BCT · Handbridge

    0.1 miles
  • Queen's Park School

    BCT · Handbridge

    0.1 miles
  • St George's Crescent

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles
  • St George's Crescent

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 043D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,673 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Chester International School is the nearest published school at 83 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,664 published events cover 12 months, averaging 388.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,895 events.

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