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CH3 5JQ

POSTCODE

CH3 5JQ is a postcode in Great Boughton.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.1962, -2.8632
OS grid SJ424669 (342,430, 366,913)
IMD England
10/10
#32376
Crime · Aug '26
Low · 2.7 per 1k
MoM -21% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5V54WP+FP
Least deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 2.7 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.
32376
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32376 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 & Wales
See sold prices in CH3

Police Recorded Crime near CH3 5JQ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near CH3 5JQ

Counts are for Great Boughton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY -38%
18137
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
12
YoY —
15104
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving

30
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,478
White Brit.93.8%
Other White2.2%
White & Asian1.4%
+ other · 2.7%

Religion

Total residents: 1,478
Christian54.0%
No religion39.9%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 0.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,478
35–4921.3%
50–6420.1%
65–7410.6%
25–349.7%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%

Households

Total households: 597
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.3%
One person: aged 66+16.9%
One person: other10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Single family household, all members 66+9.2%
+ 9 other households · 30.2%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Chester Rail Station

    Rail

    1.1 km straight lineabout 14 min

  • Bache Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    2.2 km straight lineabout 28 min

  • Capenhurst Rail Station

    Rail · front entrance

    8.8 km straight lineabout 110 min

Bus stops

  • Barkhill Road/Crathie Road

    Bus · north

    49 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Barkhill Road/Cowdor Drive

    Bus · north

    93 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Queens Road

    Bus · nr · east

    217 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Melrose Avenue/Ballater Crescent

    Bus · north

    243 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Canadian Avenue

    Bus · opp · south-west

    302 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for CH3 5JQ

England
Country
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Great Boughton
Ward
Chester
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CH3 5JQ
Coordinates
53.1962, -2.8632
Grid reference
SJ424669
Easting
342,430
Northing
366,913
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V54WP+FP
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checkerFlood map for planning

Administrative Information

Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council Area
Chester North and Neston E14001163
Constituency
E14001163
Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Great Boughton
Constituency code
E14001163
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Great Boughton
International Territorial Level
Cheshire West and Chester

Health & NHS

North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
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 032D E01018383
E01018383
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 032 E02003801
E02003801
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 032D E01018383
E01018383
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 032 E02003801
E02003801
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

7:42 AM6:10 PM
7:42 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 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 CH3 5JQ 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018383 and MSOA E02003801 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 32376
Present — Active
Postcode CH3 5JQ 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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