CH65 0DG Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Central & Grange. Region: North West.
Streets
- Park Road, Ellesmere Port: 22 addresses
- Green Lane, Ellesmere Port: 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 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
- Land at Coronation Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Grace Arms, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Wellington Road / Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Land at Mcgarva Way / Coronation Road, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Land at Coronation Road (former RPV Trading), Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 17 homes, pending decision (220 m)
- Land at Stanney Lane (Coronation Centre and adj land), Ellesmere Port: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land at Marina Drive, Ellesmere Port: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BE: up to 28 homes, permissioned (500 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 addresses are about 24 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ellesmere Port 556,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 880 m |
| Overpool 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Little Sutton 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Grace Arms Wolverham | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 400 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 330 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Shrewsbury Road Car Park GeniePoint | 580 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 7.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Hall Surgery | 490 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Asda Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cheshire Dental | 490 m |
| Hospital | Ellesmere Port Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Ellesmere Port Police Station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Ellesmere Port Wolverham Cashzone | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,370 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Whitby Park 20 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Stud Farm Allotment Site 9,820 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanney Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Little Stanney Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Heath Wood | Wood | 2.8 km south |
| Stanlow Pool | Tidal water | 2.9 km east |
| Well Wood | Wood | 3.0 km north-west |
| Poole Hall Sands | Wetland | 3.2 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 23 |
5 of the postcode's 23 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 | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Park Road.