CH4 9HB Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced November 2002. Ward: Christleton & Huntington. Region: North West.
Streets
- Park Lane, Cuckoo's Nest: 13 addresses
- Wrexham Road, Pulford: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Park Lane, Cuckoo's Nest: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Wrexham Road, Cuckoo's Nest: 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: yes, Cheshire West and Chester.
Listed buildings
- THE CUCKOO'S NEST, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 3 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 18 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 7.3 km |
| Hope (Flintshire) 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Caergwrle 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Bell Meadow Business Park Cuckoos Nest | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 6.8 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 22.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lache Health Centre | 4.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Speeds Healthcare | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Art Of Dental Care | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Chester Town Hall Police Station | 6.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Westminster Park - Chester, Westminister Park Estate Cashzone | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,110 m² | 1.6 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,300 m² | 1.5 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Belgrave moated site and medieval garden, a scheduled monument, 770 m east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Belgrave moated site and medieval garden | Scheduled monument | 770 m east |
| Pulford motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Eaton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Kennel Wood | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Johnson's Rough | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Park Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km east |
| Oxleisure Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 18 |
12 of the postcode's 18 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 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 | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Park Lane.