St Thomas Pathway Newtown, Cheshire West and Chester
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (CH1), about 70 m long. USRN 6902614.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £227,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (D: 7).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 35% to 90% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Leadworks Lane Park, is about 240 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless, about 410 m (0.3 miles) away, with 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 13% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 916 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £227,000 | £227,000 | £227,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £116,500 | £116,500 | £116,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £69,300 | £65,600 | £73,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £57,000 | £57,000 | £57,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £49,500 | £49,500 | £49,500 |
| 1996 | 1 | £46,000 | £46,000 | £46,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2023 | 5 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £227,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 8 CH1 3LQ | Other | £185,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jul 2016 | 8 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £116,500 | |
| 20 Nov 2015 | 2 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 11 May 2007 | 2 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £132,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2006 | 3 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £152,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2005 | 5 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2001 | 3 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £65,600 | |
| 22 Jun 2001 | 2 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 2 Mar 1999 | 1 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £57,000 | |
| 30 Jan 1997 | 5 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £49,500 | |
| 3 May 1996 | 2 CH1 3LQ | Terraced | £46,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 57 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); House, semi-detached (1); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (4); before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 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 street: most are in band A (28% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 24 AND 26, QUEEN STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Browns Yard car park, Chester: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (60 m)
- The Cloud, 10 Boughton, Chester, CH3 5BH: up to 8 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Clemence House, St Werburgh Street, Chester, CH1 2DY: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- St Anne Street car park, Black Diamond Street, Chester: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 14 - 20 Watergate Street, Chester (within boundary of CHC/0008/H): up to 26 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at St Anne Street, Trafford Street, Chester: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off Hoole Way/Black Diamond Street, Chester: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Trafford Street (rear of fire station), Chester: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 22 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH1 3LG | 100% | 100% | 35% | 0% |
| CH1 3LQ | 100% | 100% | 90% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bache 495,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Capenhurst 206,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 58 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Foregate Street Stop FF Chester | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Chester Bus Interchange | 270 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brook Street Car Park GeniePoint | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Foregate Street (Dental Surgery) | 170 m |
| Hospital | Grosvenor Nuffield Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Chester Town Hall Police Station | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 11 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Britannia Building Society | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Leadworks Lane Park 970 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Grosvenor Park 5.9 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,500 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 7.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Part of City Wall With Tower Base From Kaleyard Gate to Eastgate, a listed building (Grade I), 250 m west. 617 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 58 of them Grade I and 68 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Part of City Wall With Tower Base From Kaleyard Gate to Eastgate | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m west |
| Former Rectory and Garden Railing | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m south |
| The Eastgate and clock | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m south-west |
| Kaleyard Gate | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m west |
| Grosvenor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 350 m south-east |
| St John's Church (ruined portions) | Scheduled monument | 360 m south |
| Roman amphitheatre (southern part) | Scheduled monument | 360 m south |
| St Nicholas' Chapel | Scheduled monument | 390 m west |
| Overleigh Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gallows Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Gamon's Rough | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Donkey Field | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Gorse Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| The Dale | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Sealion Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 15 |
2 of the street's 15 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 190 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 14–19 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Newton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Overleigh St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Catholic High School, Chester Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spookton Brew Co. Ltd. CH1 3LQ | Retailers - other | 10 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Cestrian Lodge CH1 3LG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 4 Good | 24 Jun 2009 |
| Home Bargains CH1 1HE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 90 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2025 |
| RUSSELL'S THAI TAPAS CH1 1HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2025 |
| Little Dessert Shop CH1 1HE | Other catering premises | 90 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| The Old Queens Head CH1 1HE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 90 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Go Express CH1 1HD | Retailers - other | 100 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Boots UK Ltd CH1 1NA | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2024 |
| Chester Foregate News Ltd CH1 1HE | Retailers - other | 130 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Primark CH1 1HA | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2024 |
| McDonalds CH1 1HA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Square Bottle CH1 1HB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Domino's Pizza CH1 1HB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Brewhouse and Kitchen CH1 1QY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Number Fifteen CH1 1HB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 303 |
| Shoplifting | 197 |
| Public order | 138 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 |
| Drugs | 60 |
| Other theft | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Possession of weapons | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (496); On or near Parking Area (109); On or near The Square (47); On or near Love Street (45); On or near Canal Side (39).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 36% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings CHESTER INTERNATIONAL FOOD PLUS LTD (retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets, CH1 3DN) now 4 Good, was 2 Improvement necessary (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Bold Place · York Street · Bold Place · Queen Street · York Terrace · Charlotte Court · Back Queen Street · Canal Side · Queens Place · Union Street · Victoria Place · Union Terrace
All the streets in CH1 and across Cheshire West and Chester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.