CH3 9HA Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tattenhall. Region: North West.
Streets
- Covert Rise, Tattenhall: 54 addresses
- Brockway East, Tattenhall: 1 address
- Frog Lane, Tattenhall: 1 address
- Gorsefield, Tattenhall: 1 address
- Spinney End, Tattenhall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Covert Rise, Tattenhall: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Covert Rise, Tattenhall: 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 (22% of about 1,100 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Portico House, High Street, Tattenhall: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 60 addresses are between 29 m and 31 m above sea level (30 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 4%, gigabit 4% 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 | 11.0 km |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km | |
| Mouldsworth 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 13 within 800 m; nearest Rocky Lane Tattenhall | 230 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 24.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bunbury Medical Practice | 8.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tattenhall Dental | 330 m |
| Hospital | Tarporley War Memorial Hospital | 8.3 km |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Tattenhall Police Station | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 760 m² | 910 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,390 m² | 280 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Alban, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m east. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Alban | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m east |
| Tattenhall Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow Fork Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Handley Covert | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-west |
| Harthill Coombs | Valley | 3.1 km south-east |
| Harthill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 54 | 60 |
6 of the postcode's 60 addresses are 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 | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 52% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 70% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 59% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Covert Rise.