Around average
IMD England
Around average · 8.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£138,500
Median property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH1 5AR
Postcode
CH1 5AR
Coordinates
53.2035, -2.9407
Grid reference
SJ372677
Easting
337,266
Northing
367,797
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V6335+CP
User Type
Small 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
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.
14730
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14730 out of 32,844 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 & WalesProperty sales · CH1 5AR
HM Land Registry · Cheshire West and Chester
Average price
£138,500
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Median price: £138,500
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Police Recorded Crime near CH1 5AR
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH1 5AR
Counts are for Blacon electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
62
YoY +35%
926640
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
752
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
17
YoY +31%
17102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.8%
Other White3.3%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian52.5%
No religion40.9%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
50–6420.6%
25–3414.8%
35–4914.7%
65–7412.8%
75–8410.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.8%
Households
Any member 66+15.3%
All members 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Other10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.6%
+ 8 other households · 39.1%
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council AreaChester North and Neston E14001163
Constituency
E14001163Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Blacon
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 EnglandCheshire 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 031A E01018313
E01018313MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 031 E02003799
E02003799LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 031A E01018313
E01018313MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 031 E02003799
E02003799Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
12 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CH1 5AR 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. IMD England rank: 14730
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018313 and MSOA E02003799 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH1 5AR 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
Schools near CH1 5AR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 47%
Attainment 8
33.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
32%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
40%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
48%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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