Around average
IMD England
Low · 1.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH65 1AE
Postcode
CH65 1AE
Coordinates
53.2969, -2.9181
Grid reference
SJ389781
Easting
338,904
Northing
378,162
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V73WJ+QP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ellesmere Port
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.
13978
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13978 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 CH65 1AE
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH65 1AE
Counts are for Netherpool 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
8
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.1%
Other White4.6%
Gypsy / Trav.2.0%
+ other · 6.4%
Religion
Christian48.8%
No religion44.4%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
25–3425.9%
35–4921.9%
50–6411.2%
≤49.8%
5–97.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.7%
Households
Other23.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children15.4%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.3%
+ 7 other households · 26.8%
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council AreaEllesmere Port and Bromborough E14001222
Constituency
E14001222Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Netherpool
Constituency code
E14001222
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 007G E01035366
E01035366MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 007 E02003845
E02003845LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 007D E01018563
E01018563MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 007 E02003845
E02003845Urban: 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
5:58 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:58 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2007
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~19 years
Active Duration
2007 -> PresentDecember 2007 — Introduced
Postcode CH65 1AE introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13978
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035366 and MSOA E02003845 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH65 1AE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2007
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~19 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CH65 1AE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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