CH4 8BS

Lache · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lache
Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH4 8BZ 28 m
CH4 8BY 33 m
CH4 8DA 75 m
CH4 8DQ 83 m
CH4 8QX 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH4 8BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 8
Latitude
53.177672
Longitude
-2.918631
British National Grid easting
338,700
British National Grid northing
364,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Lache · E05012221
Parish or community
E43000272
Output area
E00092584
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 044B · E01018352
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 044 · E02003808

Postcode source versions

Explore CH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    424 m
  2. St Anthony's R.C. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    437 m
  3. St Clare's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    530 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,039
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 486
  • Public order 118
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Other theft 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    535 m

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    2.1 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    2.2 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    2.5 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.6 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.6 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.6 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.6 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    2.6 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    2.8 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    3.3 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    3.9 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    4.1 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Anchor Hotel

    BCT · Saltney

    0.1 miles
  • Anchor Hotel

    BCT · Saltney

    0.2 miles
  • Brewery Arms PH

    BCT · Lache

    0.2 miles
  • St Mark's Road

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.2 miles
  • St Mark's Road

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 044B, 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

20,730 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Saltney Wood Memorial C.P. School is the nearest published school at 424 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,039 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 486 events.

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