CH3 6EY Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farndon. Region: North West.
Streets
- Platt's Lane, Bruera: 22 addresses
- Chapel Lane, Aldford: 4 addresses
- Raymond Street, Chester: 3 addresses
- Sealand Road, Sir y Fflint - Flintshire: 2 addresses
- Lea Lane, Cheshire West and Chester: 2 addresses
- Knutsford Way, Chester: 2 addresses
- Dog Lane, Threapwood: 2 addresses
- Vicarage Road, Chester: 1 address
- Whitchurch Road, Chester: 1 address
- Wood Lane, Duddon Common: 1 address
- Tarvin Road, Chester: 1 address
- A5117, Cheshire West and Chester: 1 address
- Green Lane, Cheshire West and Chester: 1 address
- Mill Lane, Cheshire West and Chester: 1 address
- Chester Road, Tattenhall: 1 address
- Old Coach Road, Barnhill: 1 address
- Chapel Lane, Cheshire West and Chester: 1 address
- Coach Road, Cheshire West and Chester: 1 address
- Eastgate Street, Chester: 1 address
- Pool Lane, Cheshire West and Chester: 1 address
- Guilden Sutton Lane, Chester: 1 address
- Heath Lane, Great Barrow: 1 address
- Long Lane, Waverton: 1 address
- Northgate Street, Chester: 1 address
- Hoole Way, Chester: 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 E (27% of about 1,720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 55 addresses are between 13 m and 21 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 33% 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 | 7.7 km |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Mouldsworth 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 7.7 km |
| EV charging points | Lily's Coffee Shop GeniePoint | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 22.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Heath Lane Medical Centre | 6.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 4.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Tattenhall Dental | 4.6 km |
| Hospital | Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital | 6.3 km |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Tattenhall Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Rowton, Rowton Cashzone | 4.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 2.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,860 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 840 m north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 840 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m north-west |
| Bruera moated site and adjacent field system | Scheduled monument | 940 m north-west |
| Moated site of Lea Hall, 80m east of Leahall Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Battle of Rowton Heath 1645 | Registered battlefield | 3.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor's Plantation | Wood | 840 m north-east |
| Platt's Rough | Wood | 910 m north |
| Common Wood | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Horse Pasture | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Crook of Dee | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Blobb Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 55 |
1 of the postcode's 55 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 86% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Platt's Lane.