Among the most deprived
IMD England
85
Crime · May '26
£205,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CH2 2LR
Chester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CH2 2LR
Coordinates
53.2071, -2.8735
Grid reference
SJ417681
Easting
341,756
Northing
368,134
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V644G+RH
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.
5984
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5984 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)
Property sales · CH2 2LR
HM Land Registry · Cheshire West and Chester
Average price
£195,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £205,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £220,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£220k£175k£130k
Aug '23Nov '23Jan '24Feb '25Nov '25
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Police Recorded Crime near CH2 2LR
Crime trends · near CH2 2LR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
312315
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY +56%
ASB
20100
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -38%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +100%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.2%
Bangladeshi7.8%
Other White5.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Christian42.4%
No religion42.0%
Muslim9.1%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
35–4919.1%
50–6418.9%
25–3415.3%
≤49.2%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Other19.8%
Any member 66+17.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
+ 8 other households · 31.7%
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council AreaChester North and Neston E14001163
Constituency
E14001163Cheshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Newton & Hoole
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 ScotlandCheshire 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 027A E01018364
E01018364MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 027 E02003796
E02003796LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 027A E01018364
E01018364MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 027 E02003796
E02003796Urban: 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
3:57 AM
Sunrise
8:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:57 AM
Sunset (today)
8:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 CH2 2LR 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: 5984
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018364 and MSOA E02003796 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH2 2LR 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
Schools near CH2 2LR
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Firs School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 2HJ
0.2 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11
Newton Primary School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 2LA
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Mill View Primary School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 1HB
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Upton-by-Chester High School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 1NN
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Maple Grove School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 3HR
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18
Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 1HD
Good
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19
Upton Westlea Primary School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 1QJ
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hoole Church of England Primary School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 3HB
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 3AD
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Upton Heath CofE Primary School
Cheshire West and Chester · CH2 1ED
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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