CH65 7DQ Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Central & Grange. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mallory Road, Ellesmere Port: 30 addresses
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 (54% of about 500 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Council depot and garage court off Sutton Way, Ellesmere Port: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- St Thomas House, Whitby Road, Ellesmere Port: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- 4 Civic Way, Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BE: up to 28 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Marina Drive, Ellesmere Port: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Stanney Lane (Coronation Centre and adj land), Ellesmere Port: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Coronation Road (former RPV Trading), Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 17 homes, pending decision (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Mcgarva Way / Coronation Road, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Coronation Road, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 33 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 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Overpool 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Little Sutton 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tennyson Road Whitby | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 14.7 km (9.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 390 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Old Hall Surgery | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portman Healthcare LTD - Ellesmere Port | 250 m |
| Hospital | Ellesmere Port Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Ellesmere Port Police Station | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Costcutter Cashzone | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitby Park 20 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Luton Road Playing Fields 4.3 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wilsons Lane Allotments 1.3 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanney Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Well Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Clayhill Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Rivacre Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Poole Hall Sands | Wetland | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Stanlow Pool | Tidal water | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
None of the postcode's 30 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mallory Road.