Chester
Chester is covered by postcode districts CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH70, CH99 and 1 more. It is mostly in the Cheshire West and Chester council area: 2,320 of its 2,439 postcodes. The others are in Flintshire. It crosses a national border: 2,320 are in England and 119 in Wales.
Every postcode in Chester, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 322
- Some can get gigabit: 292
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 1,593
- Ofcom gives no figure: 232
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 2,439 postcodes in Chester that ONS places, 322 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 292 have some that can, 1,593 can all get it and 232 have no Ofcom figure.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.1935, longitude -2.8922. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Ordnance Survey open maps. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Postcodes without gigabit
322 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 190 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CH1 2EU, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 15 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CH1 3AL, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 11 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CH1 4JL, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 9 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CH2 1UE, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 7 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CH3 5BN, is the one nearest the middle of them.
- 6 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CH4 9QP, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Chester?
Homes sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, up 5.8% on the 12 months before. At 1,593 of the 2,207 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 1,951 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 199 of its 2,320 postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Chester, 900 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; Ofcom Connected Nations; Environment Agency flood risk; NHS GP practices; NaPTAN. Each figure is from a section of this page, which gives its date.
What do homes cost in Chester?
Homes in Chester sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 1,124 sales, up 5.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £426,500 188 sales
- Semi-detached £295,000 405 sales
- Terraced £255,000 325 sales
- Flat or maisonette £157,750 206 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CH1 district, Chester's main postcode district: a typical £218,750.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Chester: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
Are new homes being built in Chester?
104 of the 2,439 postcodes now in use in Chester came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 47 of the 1,510 homes sold in Chester were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CH1 district, 10%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Chester | Across the CH1 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to September 2026 | 2 of 1,124 (Under 1%) | 2 of 310 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to September 2025 | 47 of 1,510 (3%) | 49 of 490 (10%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Chester?
Ofcom reports on 2,207 of the 2,439 postcodes in Chester. At 1,593 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
Is Chester at risk of flooding?
199 of the 2,320 postcodes in Chester that are in England have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1,951 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
How far is the station from Chester?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Chester is Chester Rail Station, 900 m away in a straight line.
- Chester Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
- Bache Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
- Capenhurst Rail Station Railway station 8.1 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Which GP surgeries are in Chester?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Chester, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- St Werburgh's Medical Practice Homeless Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01244 665834 150 mWalk
- Fountains Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01244 325721 200 mWalk
- Northgate Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01244 385553 200 mWalk
- Northgate Village Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01244 564319 200 mWalk
- The Elms Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01244 351000 200 mWalk
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
Who runs Chester?
- Councils
- Cheshire West and Chester (2,320) and Flintshire (119)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Chester North and Neston (1,820), Chester South and Eddisbury (483), Alyn and Deeside (119) and 1 other
- Police force areas
- Cheshire (2,320) and North Wales (119)
- Countries
- England (2,320) and Wales (119)
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Moving to Chester
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Chester is in Cheshire West and Chester; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Cheshire West and Chester about council tax Council tax, on cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Chester
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Chester postcodes
2,439 postcodes in use in Chester, by district:
Those districts are all in the CH postcode area.
Check a Chester postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Chester
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Chester's £270,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Quick answers about Chester
- What is the postcode for Chester?
- Postcode districts CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH70, CH99 and 1 more, with 2,439 postcodes in use. Source: ONS.
- How much are houses in Chester?
- A typical £270,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, from 1,124 sales, up 5.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry.
- Does Chester have a railway station?
- Yes: Chester station, 900 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport.
- What broadband can you get in Chester?
- Ofcom reports on 2,207 of the 2,439 postcodes in Chester. At 1,593 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom.
- Is Chester at risk of flooding?
- 199 of the 2,320 postcodes in Chester that are in England have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 1,951 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. River and sea risk for the land, not surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Chester?
- 104 of the 2,439 postcodes now in use in Chester came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to September 2025, 47 of the 1,510 homes sold in Chester were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CH1 district, 10%. Source: ONS and HM Land Registry.
Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Environment Agency flood risk
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
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