High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CH66 1LD
Postcode
CH66 1LD
Coordinates
53.2899, -2.9273
Grid reference
SJ382773
Easting
338,280
Northing
377,396
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V73QF+X3
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.
7408
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7408 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CH66 1LD
England & WalesCrime trends · near CH66 1LD
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.94.5%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian51.9%
No religion42.0%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4918.1%
25–3414.8%
65–749.7%
10–158.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Other20.0%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.4%
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 005A E01018546
E01018546MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 005 E02003843
E02003843LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 005A E01018546
E01018546MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 005 E02003843
E02003843Urban: 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 CH66 1LD 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: 7408
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018546 and MSOA E02003843 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CH66 1LD 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 CH66 1LD
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 14%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
61%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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