CH66 3NY Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Sutton Villages. Region: North West.
Streets
- Neston Green, Ellesmere Port: 31 addresses
- Burton Green, Ellesmere Port: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Neston Green, Great Sutton: 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 B (48% of about 660 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)
- 726 Chester Road, Ellesmere Port: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- The Sutton Way PH, Sutton Way, Ellesmere Port: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Carlyle Crescent garage court, Ellesmere Port: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Eccleston Avenue (garage court), Ellesmere Port: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Chester Road, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3RJ: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Overpool Road (garage court), Ellesmere Port: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 33 addresses are between 30 m and 33 m above sea level (31 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 | Overpool 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Little Sutton 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Capenhurst 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bulls Head Great Sutton | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Ledsham Road carpark | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Sutton Medical Centre | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Sutton Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Sutton Dental Practice | 370 m |
| Hospital | Afg Meadow Park Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Ellesmere Port Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Great Sutton Gleneagles, Great Sutton Cashzone | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,070 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 10.0 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 360 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clayhill Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Church Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Rivacre Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Well Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Poole Hall Sands | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Shotwick Dale | Valley | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
2 of the postcode's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire West and Chester: see them on the Cheshire West and Chester page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Neston Green.