CH4 9JW

Christleton & Huntington · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH4 9JN 619 m
CH4 9DH 624 m
CH4 9LB 721 m
CH4 9DF 752 m
CH4 9DL 769 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH4 9JW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH4
Postcode sector
CH4 9
Latitude
53.151059
Longitude
-2.911005
British National Grid easting
339,172
British National Grid northing
361,933

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012584
Output area
E00188755
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 046A · E01018335
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 046 · E02003809

Postcode source versions

Explore CH4

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Cottages, 2, Rake Lane, Eccleston, Chester, CH4 9JW 23 August 2022 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
9
Secondary
4
  1. Kings Moat Community Primary School

    Free schools

    1.4 km
  2. The King's School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km
  3. Eccleston CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
60
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Shoplifting 7
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
CH4 9 residents
3,555

Age bands in CH4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

554 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

342 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

732 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,153 residents

Age 65 and over
24%

876 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH4 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

3

within 5 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.5 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    3.9 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

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

Nearby transport

  • Rake Lane

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.3 miles
  • Rake Lane

    BCT · Belgrave

    0.3 miles
  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Chester Business Park

    0.5 miles
  • Caravan Park

    BCT · Roughhill

    0.5 miles
  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Chester Business Park

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 046A, 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

21,037 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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 £425,000 from 1 recorded sale in CH4 9JW. 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 4 secondary schools. Kings Moat Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

60 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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