CH64 2TL Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Willaston & Thornton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Hanns Hall Road, Cheshire West and Chester: 10 addresses
- Elm Road, Willaston: 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 (24% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- ATWORTH TERRACE AND ATWORTH HOUSE, grade II
- CHRIST CHURCH, grade II
- OLD RED LION, grade II
- THE LABURNUMS, grade II
- Willaston War Memorial, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are 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 11 addresses are between 47 m and 50 m above sea level (48 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 83%, ultrafast 83%, gigabit 83% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hooton 730,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Eastham Rake 371,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bromborough 531,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest The Village Green Willaston | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heswall Bus Station | 7.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 11.4 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Willaston Surgery | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wheatley (Dental Surgery) | 200 m |
| Hospital | Clatterbridge Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Bebington Police Station | 6.4 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Eastham Plymyard Avenue Cashzone | 3.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wirral Country Park 45 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,440 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,050 m² | 80 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 45 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 11 |
9 of the postcode's 11 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 Hanns Hall Road.