Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.6 per 1k
Crime · May '26
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH4 8DG
Postcode
CH4 8DG
Coordinates
53.1749, -2.9194
Grid reference
SJ386645
Easting
338,646
Northing
364,587
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V53FJ+W6
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.
267
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 267 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 CH4 8DG
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH4 8DG
Counts are for Lache electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
ASB
0
YoY —
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.5%
Other White7.3%
African1.1%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
No religion47.6%
Christian46.6%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6421.6%
35–4918.2%
25–3413.7%
10–159.3%
5–98.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Other26.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.1%
Any member 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.2%
+ 8 other households · 33.1%
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council AreaChester South and Eddisbury E14001164
Constituency
E14001164Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Lache
Constituency code
E14001164
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 044A E01018351
E01018351MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 044 E02003808
E02003808LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 044A E01018351
E01018351MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 044 E02003808
E02003808Urban: 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
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
12 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 31 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 CH4 8DG 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: 267
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018351 and MSOA E02003808 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH4 8DG 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
Schools near CH4 8DG
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
31%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
87%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
19.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
52%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
46.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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