CH70 postcode area · Chester

The CH70 postcode district covers Chester and spans 1 neighbourhood (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 63 to 63 across them. Every full CH70 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Only one profiled neighbourhood falls within the CH70 district: Chester City & Garden Quarter, ranked #2,500 of 6,856 in England with an Area Score of 64 out of 100. Its typical home sold for about £210,000 over the past year.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,007a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime318per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)30

Owner-occupied43%

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

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Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Chester City & Garden QuarterCheshire West and Chester	2,500	64	£210,000

People living in CH70 Census 2021

Residents10,243

Median age (est.)30

Density2,340per km²

No qualifications8%

Degree or above40%

No car or van36%

Age

0–14 6%15–24 37%25–44 30%45–64 16%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 11%Private rent 46%

Households

One person 45%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 9%Lone parent 5%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	23%
Elementary	14%
Associate professional	13%
Sales & customer service	13%
Managers & directors	11%
Caring & leisure	8%
Administrative	7%
Skilled trades	6%
Process & plant	5%

Ethnic group

White 87%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 40% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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 CH70

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CH70 district.

Chester

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CH70.

CH1 CH4 CH2 CH88 CH99 CH3 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.