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CH1 1PW

POSTCODE

CH1 1PW is a postcode in Chester City & the Garden Quarter.

Large user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.1888, -2.8929
OS grid SJ404661 (340,433, 366,113)
IMD England
5/10
#14707
Crime · Aug '26
High · 19.8 per 1k
MoM +162% vs Jul '26
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Chester City & the Garden Quarter electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
Plus Code
9C5V54Q4+GR
Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
High · 19.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
Most deprived 40–50%
IMD England
High · 19.8 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14707
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14707 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
See sold prices in CH1

Police Recorded Crime near CH1 1PW

England & Wales
Crime trends · near CH1 1PW

This large-user / landmark postcode reports Chester City & the Garden Quarter electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
144
YoY +144%
1449546
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
41
YoY +46%
41247
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
962
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
22
YoY +69%
22134
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
103
YoY +164%
1036832
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
46
YoY +84%
462810
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · public order up sharply · other recorded crime rising

364
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,214
White Brit.79.1%
Other White9.4%
Other Asian3.1%
White & Asian2.2%
White Irish1.9%
+ 1 other groups · 4.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,214
Christian46.8%
No religion44.4%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,214
35–4919.4%
25–3418.0%
50–6415.9%
20–2411.0%
65–7410.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.5%

Households

Total households: 678
One person: other30.5%
One person: aged 66+20.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Single family household, all members 66+9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 21.0%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Chester Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min

  • Bache Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    2.1 km straight lineabout 26 min

  • Capenhurst Rail Station

    Rail · rear entrance

    8.5 km straight lineabout 106 min

Bus stops

  • Grosvenor Street

    Bus · Stop X · south-west

    117 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Grosvenor Street

    Bus · Stop W · north-east

    135 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Chester Bells Coach Stop

    Bus · o/s · south-west

    140 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Black Friars Coach Stop

    Bus · N-bound · north

    148 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Black Friars

    Bus · cnr · north

    162 m straight lineabout 2 min

Coordinates & Location for CH1 1PW

England
Country
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Ward
Chester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CH1 1PW
Coordinates
53.1888, -2.8929
Grid reference
SJ404661
Easting
340,433
Northing
366,113
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V54Q4+GR
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chester
Travel to Work
Chester
ITL Region
Cheshire West and Chester
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council Area
Chester North and Neston E14001163
Constituency
E14001163
Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Constituency code
E14001163
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Cheshire West and Chester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Cheshire West and Chester

Health & NHS

North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Cheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Western Cheshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 034I E01035378
E01035378
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 034 E02003803
E02003803
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 034A E01018326
E01018326
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 034 E02003803
E02003803
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

7:35 AM6:19 PM
7:35 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 44 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:35 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 44 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CH1 1PW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035378 and MSOA E02003803 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 14707
Present — Active
Postcode CH1 1PW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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