CH64 9UJ Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Parkgate. Region: North West.
Streets
- Bridge Street, Neston: 37 addresses
- Steeple Court, Neston: 15 addresses
- Bridge Court, Neston: 1 address
- Church Lane, Neston: 1 address
- High Street, Neston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bridge Street, Neston: 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 (28% of about 1,010 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: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH LANE BRIDGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 8 to 30 Brook Street, Neston: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 56 addresses are between 22 m and 30 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Neston 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m |
| Heswall 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Hooton 730,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Neston Cross | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Heswall Bus Station | 5.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 12.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Chester Road Car Park GeniePoint | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Neston Medical Centre | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Redcliffe Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | Clatterbridge Hospital | 5.5 km |
| Police station | Bebington Police Station | 7.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Wirral Country Park 45 ha | 50 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,110 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Burton Road Allotments 8,350 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 56 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary and St Helen, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north-west. 35 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and St Helen | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-west |
| Moorside House and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-west |
| Ness Botanic Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Snab Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Ness Wood | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Errington's Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km east |
| Denhall Gutter | Tidal water | 3.4 km west |
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km south-east |
| Burton Mere Wetlands | Wetland | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 25 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 56 |
37 of the postcode's 56 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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 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) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Bridge Street.