CH4 7BG

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 7BE 68 m
CH4 7BQ 85 m
CH4 7AR 98 m
CH4 7ED 125 m
CH4 7AT 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH4 7BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 7
Latitude
53.184257
Longitude
-2.879864
British National Grid easting
341,300
British National Grid northing
365,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Output area
E00092506
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
51
Primary
29
Secondary
7
  1. Chester International School

    Studio schools

    382 m
  2. Queen's Park High School

    Academy sponsor led

    396 m
  3. Dee Banks School

    Community special school

    737 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,195
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,747
  • Public order 582
  • Shoplifting 482
  • Drugs 319
  • Anti social behaviour 268

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

    643 m

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    993 m

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    1.2 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    1.3 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    1.4 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.5 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.5 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    1.5 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    1.6 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    2.1 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.6 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    3.3 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Northern Pathway

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles
  • Northern Pathway

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles
  • St George's Crescent

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.1 miles
  • St George's Crescent

    BCT · Queens Park

    0.2 miles
  • Queen's Park School

    BCT · Handbridge

    0.2 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Chester International School is the nearest published school at 382 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,195 published events cover 12 months, averaging 349.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,747 events.

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