Chester

Cheshire West and Chester · North West

Chester in Cheshire West and Chester is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 63 to 90 out of 100, with typical homes from £210,000 to £358,500.

In summary

The strongest of Chester's neighbourhoods is Chester Handbridge Park (91 out of 100, #629 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Chester City & Garden Quarter (64). 1 of the 2 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £210,000 in Chester City & Garden Quarter to £358,500 in Chester Handbridge Park — a 1.7× gap within Chester.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,131a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime202per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)38

Owner-occupied57%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Chester

£270,000median home sold over the past year · +18.4% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 308 sales

Detached£560,000

Semi-detached£290,250

Terraced£260,000

Flat£190,000

Cheshire West and Chester£260,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Chester Handbridge Park	629	91	£358,500
Chester City & Garden Quarter	2,500	64	£210,000

Postcode districts in Chester

CH1 CH2 CH4 CH70

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Chester.

Chester Boughton Blacon Upton Ellesmere Port Little Sutton Bromborough (Wirral)

“Chester” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Cheshire West and Chester — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester.