Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH65 9EL
Postcode
CH65 9EL
Coordinates
53.2712, -2.8827
Grid reference
SJ412752
Easting
341,227
Northing
375,269
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V74C8+FW
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.
1801
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1801 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 9EL
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH65 9EL
Counts are for Wolverham 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
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.1%
Other White5.3%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian48.2%
No religion42.4%
Not answered5.1%
Muslim2.8%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6418.2%
35–4917.5%
25–3414.1%
20–249.7%
65–749.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Other26.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.7%
Any member 66+12.1%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 33.0%
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council AreaEllesmere Port and Bromborough E14001222
Constituency
E14001222Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Wolverham
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 011B E01018550
E01018550MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 011 E02003849
E02003849LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 011B E01018550
E01018550MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 011 E02003849
E02003849Urban: 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
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode CH65 9EL 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: 1801
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018550 and MSOA E02003849 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH65 9EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CH65 9EL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 47%
Attainment 8
39.0
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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