Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for CH3 5EY
Chester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CH3 5EY
Coordinates
53.1869, -2.8533
Grid reference
SJ430658
Easting
343,077
Northing
365,869
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V54PW+PM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
32613
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32613 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CH3 5EY
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH3 5EY
Counts are for Christleton & Huntington 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
41
YoY +32%
614121
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.6%
Other White3.7%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian54.2%
No religion39.7%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4918.9%
65–7410.7%
25–349.8%
10–159.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.3%
Any member 66+17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
All members 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.3%
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council AreaChester South and Eddisbury E14001164
Constituency
E14001164Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Christleton & Huntington
Constituency code
E14001164
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Christleton
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 041A E01018320
E01018320MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 041 E02003806
E02003806LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 041A E01018320
E01018320MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 041 E02003806
E02003806Urban: 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
5:55 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:55 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2023
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~3 years
Active Duration
2023 -> PresentOctober 2023 — Introduced
Postcode CH3 5EY introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode CH3 5EY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2023
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~3 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CH3 5EY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
88%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 17%
Attainment 8
53.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
53%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 45%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 12%
Attainment 8
54.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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