CH1 1YQ postcode in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

CH1 1YQ is a postcode in Chester, in the Chester City & the Garden Quarter ward of Cheshire West and Chester. It is in the Chester North and Neston parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since August 1993. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at CH1 1YQ can get it Across Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £258,000 Homes sold in CH1 1, last 12 months. ▲ 31% on the year before Nearest station Chester 750 m in a straight line

Where CH1 1YQ is, and what is near it

Map of CH1 1YQ and what is near it Map of CH1 1YQ: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the CH1 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 26 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CH1 1AB: also in CH1 1CH1 1AF: also in CH1 1CH1 1AG: also in CH1 1CH1 1DA: also in CH1 1CH1 1DD: also in CH1 1CH1 1DE: also in CH1 1CH1 1DF: also in CH1 1CH1 1EA: also in CH1 1CH1 1ED: also in CH1 1CH1 1EE: also in CH1 1CH1 1EF: also in CH1 1CH1 1EL: also in CH1 1CH1 1ER: also in CH1 1CH1 1ES: also in CH1 1CH1 1HA: also in CH1 1CH1 1HB: also in CH1 1CH1 1HD: also in CH1 1CH1 1HE: also in CH1 1CH1 1HF: also in CH1 1CH1 1HG: also in CH1 1CH1 1HH: also in CH1 1CH1 1HJ: also in CH1 1CH1 1HL: also in CH1 1CH1 1HN: also in CH1 1CH1 1HP: also in CH1 1CH1 1HT: also in CH1 1CH1 1JG: also in CH1 1CH1 1JT: also in CH1 1CH1 1LB: also in CH1 1CH1 1LD: also in CH1 1CH1 1LE: also in CH1 1CH1 1LF: also in CH1 1CH1 1LG: also in CH1 1CH1 1LH: also in CH1 1CH1 1LN: also in CH1 1CH1 1LQ: also in CH1 1CH1 1LT: also in CH1 1CH1 1NA: also in CH1 1CH1 1NE: also in CH1 1CH1 1NG: also in CH1 1CH1 1NJ: also in CH1 1CH1 1NL: also in CH1 1CH1 1NN: also in CH1 1CH1 1NQ: also in CH1 1CH1 1NW: also in CH1 1CH1 1NZ: also in CH1 1CH1 1PD: also in CH1 1CH1 1PP: also in CH1 1CH1 1PW: also in CH1 1CH1 1QE: also in CH1 1CH1 1QG: also in CH1 1CH1 1QJ: also in CH1 1CH1 1QL: also in CH1 1CH1 1QN: also in CH1 1CH1 1QP: also in CH1 1CH1 1QQ: also in CH1 1CH1 1QS: also in CH1 1CH1 1QX: also in CH1 1CH1 1QY: also in CH1 1CH1 1QZ: also in CH1 1CH1 1RA: also in CH1 1CH1 1RD: also in CH1 1CH1 1RE: also in CH1 1CH1 1RF: also in CH1 1CH1 1RG: also in CH1 1CH1 1RH: also in CH1 1CH1 1RJ: also in CH1 1CH1 1RL: also in CH1 1CH1 1RN: also in CH1 1CH1 1RP: also in CH1 1CH1 1RQ: also in CH1 1CH1 1RR: also in CH1 1CH1 1RS: also in CH1 1CH1 1RT: also in CH1 1CH1 1RU: also in CH1 1CH1 1RW: also in CH1 1CH1 1RX: also in CH1 1CH1 1RY: also in CH1 1CH1 1RZ: also in CH1 1CH1 1SA: also in CH1 1CH1 1SB: also in CH1 1CH1 1SD: also in CH1 1CH1 1SE: also in CH1 1CH1 1SF: also in CH1 1CH1 1SG: also in CH1 1CH1 1SH: also in CH1 1CH1 1SL: also in CH1 1CH1 1SN: also in CH1 1CH1 1SZ: also in CH1 1CH1 1XG: also in CH1 1CH1 1XP: also in CH1 1 Chester CH1 1YQ Map of CH1 1YQ and what is near it Map of CH1 1YQ: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the CH1 1 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 26 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Chester CH1 1YQ
  • CH1 1YQ
  • Other postcodes in CH1 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 26 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.1914, longitude -2.8862)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CH1 1YQ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CH1 1YQ?

None of the homes and businesses at CH1 1YQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CH1 1YQ 0% Cheshire West and Chester 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CH1 1YQ 0% Cheshire West and Chester 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CH1 1YQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire West and Chester Council's days for CH1 1YQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CH1 1YQ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CH1 1YQ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CH1 1YQ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cheshire West and Chester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CH1 1YQ: 3,541 properties in Cheshire West and Chester are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Cheshire West and Chester

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CH1 1YQ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CH1 1YQ?

Homes in CH1 1 sold for a typical £258,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 19 sales, up 31% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£258,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£197,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 31% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £352,500 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £105,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CH1 district: a typical £216,000 from 338 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CH1 1YQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CH1 1YQ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CH1 1YQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around CH1 1YQ. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CH1 1YQ

Band D in Cheshire West and Chester for 2026‑27: £2,517. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,678 (band A) to £4,196 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,678.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 260 (28%)£1,678
Band Babout 250 (27%)£1,958
Band Cabout 140 (15%)£2,238
Band Dabout 90 (10%)£2,517
Band Eabout 110 (12%)£3,077
Band Fabout 60 (6%)£3,636
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,196
Band Hwithheld£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 39% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for Cheshire West and Chester before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CH1 1YQ is in (ONS area E01035376), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CH1 1YQ?

The nearest open schools to CH1 1YQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH1 1YQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CH1 1YQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH1 1YQ is Chester Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Chester Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Bache Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

26 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Foregate Street Stop DD, 10 m away.

More stations near CH1 1YQ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CH1 1YQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH1 1YQ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CH1 1YQ?

2 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH1 1YQ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 550 mWalk
  • New Market Car Park Charging point · 41 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 550 mWalk
  • Tesla Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers 1.6 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CH1 1YQ?

The nearest to the centre of CH1 1YQ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CH1 1YQ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CH1 1YQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH1 1YQ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CH1 1YQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH1 1YQ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CH1 1YQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH1 1YQ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CH1 1YQ in a conservation area?

The centre of CH1 1YQ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CH1 1YQ?

Police.uk records 450 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH1 1YQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences175 reports
Public order56 reports
Anti-social behaviour55 reports
Shoplifting54 reports
Other theft34 reports
Criminal damage and arson25 reports

Also: drugs 20, burglary 8, possession of weapons 6, vehicle crime 4, bicycle theft 4, robbery 4, theft from the person 3, other crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CH1 1YQ

Ward
Chester City & the Garden Quarter
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Chester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 1993

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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