CH65 9DS Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Wolverham. Region: North West.
Streets
- Flint Court, Ellesmere Port: 41 addresses
- Hawarden Gardens, Ellesmere Port: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Flint Court, Wolverham: 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 (92% of about 730 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
- Former Wing Half PH, Alnwick Drive, Ellesmere Port: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Grace Arms, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- Land at Wellington Road / Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port, CH65 9AB: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 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 43 addresses are between 22 m and 23 m above sea level (22 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 | 1.7 km |
| Overpool 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Stanlow and Thornton [note 1] | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Rochester Road Wolverham | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Shrewsbury Road Car Park GeniePoint | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 7.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Hall Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cheshire Dental | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Ellesmere Port Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Stanney Woods Country Park 23 ha | 700 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | Stud Farm Allotment Site 9,820 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanney Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Little Stanney Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Stanlow Pool | Tidal water | 2.7 km north-east |
| Stanlow Banks | Wetland | 4.0 km north |
| Butter Hill | Hill | 4.3 km south |
| Sealion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 43 |
5 of the postcode's 43 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 55% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 Flint Court.