CH1 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The CH1 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 10 to 95 across them. Every full CH1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CH1 district: Upton West & Heath scores 95 out of 100 (#320 of 6,856 nationally) while Blacon South sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 85 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £182,500 in Blacon North to £426,250 in Dodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon — a 2.3× gap within the CH1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,091a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime84per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied66%

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 the CH1 district

£205,000median home sold over the past year · +10.8% over 5 years · -3.8% over the year · 423 sales
Detached£409,995
Semi-detached£211,000
Terraced£192,750
Flat£180,000
Cheshire West and Chester£260,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Upton West & HeathCheshire West and Chester 32095 £320,350
Little Sutton WestCheshire West and Chester 34195 £283,500
Christleton, Guilden Sutton & WavertonCheshire West and Chester 54092 £420,000
Chester Handbridge ParkCheshire West and Chester 62991 £358,500
Vicars Cross & Hoole EastCheshire West and Chester 1,12284 £312,500
Capenhurst, Saughall & MostonCheshire West and Chester 1,53478 £365,000
Dodleston, Tattenhall & DuddonCheshire West and Chester 2,21968 £426,250
Chester Boughton EastCheshire West and Chester 2,34266 £250,000
Chester City & Garden QuarterCheshire West and Chester 2,50064 £210,000
Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great BarrowCheshire West and Chester 3,00756 £243,000
Upton EastCheshire West and Chester 3,61847 £284,500
Chester Boughton West & HooleCheshire West and Chester 4,15939 £207,000
Blacon NorthCheshire West and Chester 6,13310 £182,500
Blacon SouthCheshire West and Chester 6,14710 £190,000

People living in CH1 Census 2021

Residents111,908
Median age (est.)43
Density383per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 13%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CH1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH1 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH1.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.