CH65 4FJ Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced March 2018. Ward: Central & Grange. Region: North West.
Streets
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 (62% of about 1,040 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
- Wellington Road North car park, rear of 89 - 109 Cambridge Road, Ellesmere Port: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (150 m)
- Station Hotel, Station Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 4BW: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Land at Crescent Road, off Meadow Lane, Ellesmere Port: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Land at Marina Drive, Ellesmere Port: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Land at Coronation Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Poole Centre, New Grosvenor Road, Ellesmere Port: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BE: up to 28 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Land at Coronation Road (former RPV Trading), Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 17 homes, pending decision (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 14 m and 15 m above sea level (15 m on average).
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 | 270 m |
| Overpool 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Little Sutton 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 24 within 800 m; nearest Ellesmere Port Railway Station | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 750 m |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 14.9 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wellington Road Car Park | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Shrewsbury Road Car Park GeniePoint | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 6.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest York Road Group Practice | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Harrison Healthcare York Road | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Ellesmere Port Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 500 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Shell Mersey View, Station Road Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,990 m² | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8,370 m² | 730 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Wellington Place Play Area 310 m² | 20 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 920 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Stud Farm Allotment Site 9,820 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Stanney Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Stanney Wood | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Stanlow Pool | Tidal water | 2.5 km east |
| Poole Hall Sands | Wetland | 2.6 km north |
| Stanlow Banks | Wetland | 2.6 km north |
| Well Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 18 |
5 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 85% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.