CH3 8EA Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced October 1985. Ward: Tarvin & Kelsall. Region: North West.
Streets
- Woodward Walk, Tarvin: 6 addresses
- The Pryors, Tarvin: 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 C (32% of about 680 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
- LAUREL HOUSE, grade II
- NUMBER 86 AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Pool Bank Park, Tarvin: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Land adjacent 41 Bye Pass Road, Tarvin: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (360 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 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mouldsworth 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km |
| Delamere 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Woodward Walk Tarvin | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 8.5 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kelsall Medical Centre | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ian Littler Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tudor House Dental Surgery | 110 m |
| Hospital | Tarporley War Memorial Hospital | 7.8 km |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Mickle Trafford Police Station | 5.5 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Tarvin, Tarvin | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 1.6 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,520 m² | 2.7 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Woodward Walk.