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CH70 8DN

Blacon · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blacon
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester North and Neston
Postcode district
CH70
Postcode sector
CH70 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CH1 4PA 0 m
CH70 8AN 0 m
CH70 8DF 0 m
CH70 8AA 41 m
CH70 8AD 41 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CH70 8DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CH
Postcode district
CH70
Postcode sector
CH70 8
Latitude
53.192495
Longitude
-2.922166
British National Grid easting
338,485
British National Grid northing
366,552

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Blacon · E05012209
Parish or community
E43000272
Westminster constituency
Chester North and Neston · E14001163
Output area
E00092453
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034D · E01018330
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 034 · E02003803

Postcode source versions

Explore CH70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
27
Secondary
6

  1. Dee Point Primary School

    Community school

    778 m

  2. Highfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. The Arches Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,705
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 702
  • Shoplifting 228
  • Public order 180
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Anti social behaviour 127

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE

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

    ODS code N81626

    1.2 km

  • CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARTINS WAY, CHESTER, CH1 2NR

    ODS code N81082

    1.8 km

  • GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81081

    1.8 km

  • FOUNTAINS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81102

    2.0 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81080

    2.0 km

  • NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY

    FOUNTAINS HEALTH, DELAMERE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 4DS

    ODS code N81121

    2.0 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81079

    2.0 km

  • ST WERBURGH'S MEDICAL PRACTICE HOMELESS

    2A GEORGE STREET, CHESTER, CH1 3EQ

    ODS code N81655

    2.1 km

  • LACHE HEALTH CENTRE

    HAWTHORN ROAD, LACHE, CHESTER, CH4 8HX

    ODS code N81115

    2.2 km

  • THE HANDBRIDGE MED.CTR.

    GREENWAY STREET, HANDBRIDGE, CHESTER, CH4 7JS

    ODS code N81101

    2.4 km

  • BOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code N81034

    3.1 km

  • UPTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    WEALSTONE LANE, UPTON, CHESTER, CH2 1HD

    ODS code N81100

    3.5 km

  • PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    SHAVINGTON AVENUE, NEWTON LANE, CHESTER, CH2 3RD

    ODS code N81046

    3.5 km

  • HEATH LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEATH LANE, GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER, CH3 5UJ

    ODS code N81009

    3.9 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

  • Employment Park

    BCT · Chester

    0.2 miles

  • Employment Park

    BCT · Chester

    0.2 miles

  • B&Q

    BCT · Chester

    0.3 miles

  • B&Q

    BCT · Chester

    0.3 miles

  • Park & Ride

    BCT · Chester

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 034D, 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

26,256 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

Schools

46 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. Dee Point Primary School is the nearest published school at 778 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,705 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 702 events.

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