Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.2 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.
15732
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15732 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CH3 5BQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH3 5BQ
Counts are for Chester City & the Garden Quarter electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
64
YoY +8%
947046
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
22
YoY -21%
32207
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
962
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY -15%
19124
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.78.9%
Other White8.8%
Other Asian2.6%
Indian2.0%
White & Asian1.4%
+ other · 6.4%
Religion
No religion49.6%
Christian37.3%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim2.4%
Hindu1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
25–3426.7%
35–4919.6%
50–6416.7%
20–2414.0%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 14.6%
Households
Other32.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.7%
Any member 66+9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
+ 6 other households · 20.2%
Coordinates & Location for CH3 5BQ
Chester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CH3 5BQ
Coordinates
53.1912, -2.8792
Grid reference
SJ413663
Easting
341,356
Northing
366,377
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V54RC+F8
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
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council AreaChester North and Neston E14001163
Constituency
E14001163Cheshire
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 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 033F E01032931
E01032931MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 033 E02003802
E02003802LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 033F E01032931
E01032931MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 033 E02003802
E02003802Urban: 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
6:17 AM
Sunrise
5:42 PM
Sunset
11 hours 25 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:17 AM
Sunset (today)
5:42 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 25 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 CH3 5BQ 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: 15732
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01032931 and MSOA E02003802 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH3 5BQ 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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Schools near CH3 5BQ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
84%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 29%
Attainment 8
44.2
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 33%
Attainment 8
34.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 45%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
67.4
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