CH2 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The CH2 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 11 to 95 across them. Every full CH2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CH2 district contains both ends of the scale: Upton West & Heath at 95 out of 100 (#320 of 6,856 in England) against Wolverham & Stanlow at 12, an 84-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £165,250 in Wolverham & Stanlow to £365,000 in Capenhurst, Saughall & Moston — a 2.2× gap within the CH2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,115a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied64%

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 CH2 district

£285,350median home sold over the past year · +21.6% over 5 years · +3.0% over the year · 516 sales
Detached£367,500
Semi-detached£319,000
Terraced£249,750
Flat£156,500
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
Whitby & Stanney WoodsCheshire West and Chester 50593 £240,000
Vicars Cross & Hoole EastCheshire West and Chester 1,12284 £312,500
Capenhurst, Saughall & MostonCheshire West and Chester 1,53478 £365,000
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
Wolverham & StanlowCheshire West and Chester 6,05812 £165,250

People living in CH2 Census 2021

Residents79,519
Median age (est.)41
Density572per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above39%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 15%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative8%
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 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 CH2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH2 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH2.

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.