Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21965
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21965 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.
Police Recorded Crime near CH2 1BU
Crime trends · near CH2 1BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY +20%
ASB
3
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
26
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,774
White Brit.84.2%
Other White4.8%
Indian1.8%
White Irish1.7%
Pakistani1.3%
+ 3 other groups · 6.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,782
Christian51.6%
No religion38.8%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim2.9%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,783
50–6421.0%
35–4920.9%
65–7412.0%
25–3411.7%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Total households: 761
Other21.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
All members 66+11.2%
Any member 66+10.8%
+ 6 other households · 25.2%
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council Area
Chester North and Neston E14001163
Constituency
E14001163
Cheshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Upton
Constituency code
E14001163
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Upton-by-Chester
International Territorial Level
Cheshire West and Chester
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
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 028C E01018374
E01018374
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 028 E02003797
E02003797
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 028C E01018374
E01018374
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 028 E02003797
E02003797
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
4:21 AM
Sunrise
7:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:21 AM
Sunset (today)
7:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 CH2 1BU 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: 21965
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018374 and MSOA E02003797 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH2 1BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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