CH65 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The CH65 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester, Wirral. Area Scores range from 10 to 92 across them. Every full CH65 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CH65 district: Whitby & Stanney Woods scores 93 out of 100 (#505 of 6,856 nationally) while Little Sutton East sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 82 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £136,000 in Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore to £365,746 in Hooton, Willaston & Ness — a 2.7× gap within the CH65 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire West and Chester and Wirral — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,282a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied61%

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 CH65 district

£172,000median home sold over the past year · +23.7% over 5 years · -1.7% over the year · 303 sales
Detached£290,000
Semi-detached£199,995
Terraced£142,500
Flat£100,000
Cheshire West and Chester£260,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Whitby & Stanney WoodsCheshire West and Chester 50593 £240,000
Hooton, Willaston & NessCheshire West and Chester 86987 £365,746
EasthamWirral 3,88543 £210,000
Little Sutton North & OverpoolCheshire West and Chester 4,46135 £185,000
Ellesmere Port Pooltown RoadCheshire West and Chester 5,39321 £185,000
Ellesmere Port Town & RossmoreCheshire West and Chester 6,00312 £136,000
Wolverham & StanlowCheshire West and Chester 6,05812 £165,250
Little Sutton EastCheshire West and Chester 6,11311 £157,250

People living in CH65 Census 2021

Residents57,739
Median age (est.)41
Density811per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above26%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 23%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 CH65

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH65 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH65.

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.