CH4 7RD

Handbridge Park · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chester
Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH4 7RE 87 m
CH4 7RB 90 m
CH4 7RG 96 m
CH4 7RA 108 m
CH4 7QT 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH4 7RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 7
Latitude
53.174261
Longitude
-2.902640
British National Grid easting
339,764
British National Grid northing
364,507

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Output area
E00092460
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 043C · E01018334
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 043 · E02003807

Postcode source versions

Explore CH4

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Ludwell Close, Chester, CH4 7RD 25 June 2025 £300,000
9, Ludwell Close, Chester, CH4 7RD 19 December 2022 £430,000
6, Ludwell Close, Chester, CH4 7RD 28 April 2017 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. Belgrave Primary School

    Academy converter

    291 m
  2. Lache Primary School

    Academy converter

    715 m
  3. The King's School

    Other independent school

    734 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,041
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 493
  • Public order 127
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Other theft 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

10 female, 14 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH4 7 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
26.7%

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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    785 m

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    1.4 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.0 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.4 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    2.4 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.4 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.4 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.4 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.4 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    2.7 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    3.1 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    3.6 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    3.7 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Dennis Drive

    BCT · Westminster Park

    0.0 miles
  • Dennis Drive

    BCT · Westminster Park

    0.1 miles
  • Rushfield Road

    BCT · Westminster Park

    0.1 miles
  • Rushfield Road

    BCT · Westminster Park

    0.1 miles
  • Vincent Drive

    BCT · Westminster Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,984 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £365,000 from 2 recorded sales in CH4 7RD. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Belgrave Primary School is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,041 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 493 events.

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