CH2 3ED Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chester City & the Garden Quarter. Region: North West.
Streets
- Tollemache Terrace, Boughton: 15 addresses
- Tollemache Terrace, Boughton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hoole Lane, Boughton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire West and Chester in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,958 | £2,238 | £2,517 | £3,077 | £3,636 | £4,196 | £5,035 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (48% of about 1,140 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CONTROL ROOM, BOUGHTON WATER PUMPING STATION, grade II
- WATER TOWER, BOILER HOUSE AND RAILINGS, BOUGHTON WATER PUMPING STATION, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 57 Tarvin Road, Chester, CH3 5DY: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Charterhall House, Charterhall Drive, Chester, CH88 3AN: up to 176 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Land at Charterhall Drive, Chester: up to 56 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- Land at Premier House (Phases 8 and 9), Charterhall Drive, Chester: up to 133 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Land off Lightfoot Street, Hoole Road (Lightfoot Street East), Hoole: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- The Cloud, 10 Boughton, Chester, CH3 5BH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Land off Lightfoot Street, Hoole Road (Lightfoot Street West), Hoole: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Former car sales garage, land at Hoole Bridge, Hoole Road, Hoole, Chester: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 690 m |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Capenhurst 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Bridge Court Hoole | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa Parking | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Boughton Medical Group | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boughton Pharmacy | 430 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sandon Dental Surgery | 780 m |
| Hospital | Countess Of Chester Hospital (Coc NHS Trust) | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Chester Town Hall Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Waitrose Chester Boughton Cashzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,510 m² | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Grosvenor Park 5.9 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,400 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Grove Play Area 3,740 m² | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hoole Allotments 5.0 ha | 690 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tollemache Terrace.