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CH66 5PL

Willaston & Thornton · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Ellesmere Port
Ward
Willaston & Thornton
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston
Postcode district
CH66
Postcode sector
CH66 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH66 5PW 93 m
CH66 1QJ 365 m
CH66 1QL 391 m
CH66 5NZ 395 m
CH66 1QU 472 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH66 5PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH66
Postcode sector
CH66 5
Latitude
53.295003
Longitude
-2.961340
British National Grid easting
336,021
British National Grid northing
377,990

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Willaston & Thornton · E05012247
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00093706
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 004C · E01018570
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 004 · E02003842

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crowthorns, School Lane, Childer Thornton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 5PL 14 April 2003 £650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Childer Thornton Primary School

    Academy converter

    618 m

  2. Little Sutton C of E Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Rossmore School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
342
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 167
  • Public order 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Drugs 15

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
CH66 5 residents
717

Age bands in CH66 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

82 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.8%

44 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

105 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

195 residents

Age 65 and over
34.3%

222 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CH66 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • GREAT SUTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OLD CHESTER ROAD, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CH66 3NZ

    ODS code N81050

    2.6 km

  • EASTHAM GROUP PRACTICE

    47 BRIDLE ROAD, BROMBOROUGH, WIRRAL, CH62 6EE

    ODS code N85005

    3.1 km

  • THE WILLASTON SURGERY

    NESTON ROAD, WILLASTON, NESTON, CH64 2TN

    ODS code Y04664

    3.4 km

  • HOPE FARM MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOPE FARM ROAD, GREAT SUTTON, ELLESMERE PORT, CH66 2WW

    ODS code N81092

    4.2 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY

    VILLAGE ROAD, BROMBOROUGH, WIRRAL, CH62 7EU

    ODS code N85047

    4.2 km

  • OLD HALL SURGERY

    24-26 STANNEY LANE, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 9AD

    ODS code N81117

    4.3 km

  • WESTMINSTER SURGERY

    16-18 CHURCH PARADE, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 2ER

    ODS code N81607

    4.4 km

  • YORK ROAD GROUP PRACTICE

    YORK ROAD, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 0DB

    ODS code N81063

    4.5 km

  • WHITBY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    114 CHESTER ROAD, WHITBY, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 6TG

    ODS code N81093

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Childer Thornton

    0.2 miles

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Childer Thornton

    0.2 miles

  • Half Way House

    BCT · Childer Thornton

    0.3 miles

  • The Woodcote

    BCT · Hooton

    0.3 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Hooton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 004C, 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

24,359 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Childer Thornton Primary School is the nearest published school at 618 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

342 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 167 events.

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