CH34 9UN Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced March 2019. Ward: Central & Grange. Region: North West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 A (76% of about 580 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
- 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BE: up to 28 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Land at Marina Drive, Ellesmere Port: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- St Thomas House, Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land at Stanney Lane (Coronation Centre and adj land), Ellesmere Port: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Land at Coronation Road (former RPV Trading), Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 17 homes, pending decision (320 m)
- Land at Coronation Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Land at Mcgarva Way / Coronation Road, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Council depot and garage court off Sutton Way, Ellesmere Port: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ellesmere Port 556,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m |
| Overpool 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Little Sutton 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Library School Stop Ellesmere Port | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 10 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 14.9 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Shrewsbury Road Car Park GeniePoint | 440 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 7.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Hall Surgery | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ellesmere Pharmacy | 190 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cheshire Dental | 150 m |
| Hospital | Ellesmere Port Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Ellesmere Port Police Station | 160 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 1-3 Marina Drive Lloyds Bank | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Whitby Park 20 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest School Road Play Area 2,500 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Luton Road Playing Fields 4.3 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Stud Farm Allotment Site 9,820 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanney Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Little Stanney Wood | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Well Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north-west |
| Clayhill Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Poole Hall Sands | Wetland | 2.8 km north |
| Stanlow Pool | Tidal water | 3.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.