CH4 8AU

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH4 8AP 27 m
CH4 8AF 85 m
CH4 8AR 108 m
CH4 8AE 114 m
CH4 8AN 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH4 8AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 8
Latitude
53.182466
Longitude
-2.904144
British National Grid easting
339,675
British National Grid northing
365,421

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E43000272
Output area
E00092462
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 043B · E01018333
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 043 · E02003807

Postcode source versions

Explore CH4

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Westfield Close, Chester, CH4 8AU 4 September 2024 £890,000
3, Westfield Close, Chester, CH4 8AU 14 December 2015 £625,000
2, Westfield Close, Chester, CH4 8AU 26 February 2004 £477,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. The Catholic High School, Chester

    Academy converter

    938 m
  2. Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    964 m
  3. The Queen's School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,517
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,468
  • Shoplifting 533
  • Public order 468
  • Anti social behaviour 235
  • Other theft 227

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
CH4 8 residents
11,555

Age bands in CH4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

2,048 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,215 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

3,102 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

3,184 residents

Age 65 and over
15.9%

1,809 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH4 8 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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    993 m

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    1.1 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    1.2 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    1.5 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    1.6 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    1.6 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    1.6 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    1.6 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    1.6 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    2.2 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    2.8 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    2.9 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    3.1 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    3.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Earlsway

    BCT · Curzon Park

    0.1 miles
  • Earlsway

    BCT · Curzon Park

    0.1 miles
  • Dingle Bank

    BCT · Curzon Park

    0.2 miles
  • Cavendish Road

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.2 miles
  • Howe Road

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

32,539 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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 £890,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH4 8AU. 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Catholic High School, Chester is the nearest published school at 938 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,517 published events cover 12 months, averaging 293.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,468 events.

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