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CH4 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The CH4 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 25 to 90 across them. Every full CH4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CH4 district: Chester Handbridge Park scores 91 out of 100 (#629 of 6,856 nationally) while Lache sits at 26 — neighbours on the map, 65 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 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 £207,000 in Chester Boughton West & Hoole to £426,250 in Dodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon — a 2.1× gap within the CH4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,308a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime67per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied58%

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 CH4 district

£313,750median home sold over the past year · +12.1% over 5 years · -4.2% over the year · 250 sales
Detached£513,750
Semi-detached£279,000
Terraced£243,750
Flat£174,125
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
Chester Handbridge ParkCheshire West and Chester 62991 £358,500
Dodleston, Tattenhall & DuddonCheshire West and Chester 2,21968 £426,250
Chester Boughton West & HooleCheshire West and Chester 4,15939 £207,000
LacheCheshire West and Chester 5,10526 £220,000

People living in CH4 Census 2021

Residents32,088
Median age (est.)44
Density211per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above44%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 16%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 36%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Elementary10%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 CH4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH4 district.

Chester Chester Boughton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH4.

CH88 CH99 CH70 CH1 CH3 CH2 CH66 L66

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.