CH66 4PD Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Ledsham & Manor. Region: North West.
Streets
- Dunmore Road, Ellesmere Port: 44 addresses
- Dunmore Crescent, Ellesmere Port: 1 address
- Baildon Green, Ellesmere Port: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Dunmore Road, Little 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 (37% of about 710 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 Chester Road, Ellesmere Port, CH66 3RJ: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Rear of 6-12 Heathlands Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Land at Station Road, Little Sutton, Ellesmere Port: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (500 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 1 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 47 addresses are between 39 m and 44 m above sea level (41 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 | Little Sutton 184,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 440 m |
| Overpool 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Capenhurst 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Traveller's Rest Little Sutton | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal | 13.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ledsham Road carpark | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 8.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Great Sutton Medical Centre | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Little Sutton Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Sutton Dental Practice | 170 m |
| Hospital | Afg Meadow Park Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Ellesmere Port Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,530 m² | 510 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,520 m² | 470 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,570 m² | 370 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hooton Lodge With Screen Wall and Gates, a listed building (Grade II*), 890 m north. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hooton Lodge With Screen Wall and Gates | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m north |
| Church of St Paul, including south-west boundary wall and gates, Hooton | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Clayhill Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Rivacre Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-east |
| Poole Hall Sands | Wetland | 3.5 km north-east |
| Plymyard Dale | Valley | 4.2 km north-west |
| Queen Elizabeth II Dock | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 47 |
3 of the postcode's 47 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 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 9 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 Dunmore Road.