CH1 3BJ postcode in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

CH1 3BJ 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 October 2006.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £182,000 Homes sold in CH1 3, last 12 months. ▲ 4.6% on the year before Nearest station Chester 450 m in a straight line

Where CH1 3BJ is, and what is near it

Map of CH1 3BJ and what is near it Map of CH1 3BJ: its centre point, with the 123 other postcodes in the CH1 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 20 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CH1 3AB: also in CH1 3CH1 3AD: also in CH1 3CH1 3AE: also in CH1 3CH1 3AF: also in CH1 3CH1 3AG: also in CH1 3CH1 3AH: also in CH1 3CH1 3AJ: also in CH1 3CH1 3AL: also in CH1 3CH1 3AN: also in CH1 3CH1 3AP: also in CH1 3CH1 3AQ: also in CH1 3CH1 3AR: also in CH1 3CH1 3AS: also in CH1 3CH1 3AT: also in CH1 3CH1 3AX: also in CH1 3CH1 3BA: also in CH1 3CH1 3BB: also in CH1 3CH1 3BD: also in CH1 3CH1 3BF: also in CH1 3CH1 3BG: also in CH1 3CH1 3BH: also in CH1 3CH1 3BL: also in CH1 3CH1 3BN: also in CH1 3CH1 3BP: also in CH1 3CH1 3BQ: also in CH1 3CH1 3BR: also in CH1 3CH1 3BT: also in CH1 3CH1 3BU: also in CH1 3CH1 3BW: also in CH1 3CH1 3BX: also in CH1 3CH1 3BY: also in CH1 3CH1 3BZ: also in CH1 3CH1 3DA: also in CH1 3CH1 3DB: also in CH1 3CH1 3DD: also in CH1 3CH1 3DE: also in CH1 3CH1 3DF: also in CH1 3CH1 3DH: also in CH1 3CH1 3DN: also in CH1 3CH1 3DP: also in CH1 3CH1 3DR: also in CH1 3CH1 3DS: also in CH1 3CH1 3DT: also in CH1 3CH1 3DU: also in CH1 3CH1 3DW: also in CH1 3CH1 3DX: also in CH1 3CH1 3DY: also in CH1 3CH1 3DZ: also in CH1 3CH1 3EA: also in CH1 3CH1 3EB: also in CH1 3CH1 3ED: also in CH1 3CH1 3EE: also in CH1 3CH1 3EF: also in CH1 3CH1 3EH: also in CH1 3CH1 3EQ: also in CH1 3CH1 3ER: also in CH1 3CH1 3EU: also in CH1 3CH1 3EY: also in CH1 3CH1 3FA: also in CH1 3CH1 3FS: also in CH1 3CH1 3GW: also in CH1 3CH1 3HB: also in CH1 3CH1 3HD: also in CH1 3CH1 3HE: also in CH1 3CH1 3HF: also in CH1 3CH1 3HG: also in CH1 3CH1 3HH: also in CH1 3CH1 3HJ: also in CH1 3CH1 3HN: also in CH1 3CH1 3HP: also in CH1 3CH1 3HR: also in CH1 3CH1 3HS: also in CH1 3CH1 3HT: also in CH1 3CH1 3HU: also in CH1 3CH1 3HY: also in CH1 3CH1 3JA: also in CH1 3CH1 3JD: also in CH1 3CH1 3JE: also in CH1 3CH1 3JF: also in CH1 3CH1 3JG: also in CH1 3CH1 3JH: also in CH1 3CH1 3JJ: also in CH1 3CH1 3JL: also in CH1 3CH1 3JS: also in CH1 3CH1 3JT: also in CH1 3CH1 3LE: also in CH1 3CH1 3LF: also in CH1 3CH1 3LG: also in CH1 3CH1 3LH: also in CH1 3CH1 3LN: also in CH1 3CH1 3LP: also in CH1 3CH1 3LQ: also in CH1 3CH1 3LR: also in CH1 3CH1 3LW: also in CH1 3CH1 3LY: also in CH1 3CH1 3LZ: also in CH1 3CH1 3NA: also in CH1 3CH1 3NB: also in CH1 3CH1 3ND: also in CH1 3CH1 3NE: also in CH1 3CH1 3NF: also in CH1 3CH1 3NH: also in CH1 3CH1 3NJ: also in CH1 3CH1 3NL: also in CH1 3CH1 3NP: also in CH1 3CH1 3NQ: also in CH1 3CH1 3NR: also in CH1 3CH1 3NS: also in CH1 3CH1 3PA: also in CH1 3 New Market Car Park 850 mSchool 1.0 kmChester CH1 3BJ Map of CH1 3BJ and what is near it Map of CH1 3BJ: its centre point, with the 123 other postcodes in the CH1 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 20 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.0 km CH1 3BJ
  • CH1 3BJ
  • Other postcodes in CH1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 20 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 53.1929, longitude -2.8823)

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 3BJ?

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 3BJ?

Every home and business at CH1 3BJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cheshire West and Chester: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cheshire West and Chester: 98%

The line marks the figure across Cheshire West and Chester.

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 3BJ?

Cheshire West and Chester Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for CH1 3BJ 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 3BJ 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 3BJ.

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 3BJ: 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 3BJ 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 3BJ?

Homes in CH1 3 sold for a typical £182,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, up 4.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£182,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£174,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.6% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £295,000 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £161,000 36 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 3BJ

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CH1 3BJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 3BJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,410 homes in the neighbourhood around CH1 3BJ. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (45%). 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 3BJ

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 £3,636 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,678.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 480 (34%)£1,678
Band Babout 270 (19%)£1,958
Band Cabout 200 (14%)£2,238
Band Dabout 320 (23%)£2,517
Band Eabout 130 (9%)£3,077
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,636
Band Gwithheld£4,196
Band Hwithheld£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 45% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 3BJ is in (ONS area E01032930), 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 3BJ?

The nearest open schools to CH1 3BJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH1 3BJ, 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 3BJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH1 3BJ is Chester Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Chester Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Bache Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

20 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Canal Bridge, 38 m away.

More stations near CH1 3BJ, 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 3BJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH1 3BJ, 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 3BJ?

2 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH1 3BJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 450 mWalk
  • New Market Car Park Charging point · 41 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 850 mWalk
  • Little Owl Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 1.8 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 3BJ?

The nearest to the centre of CH1 3BJ, 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 3BJ?

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 3BJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH1 3BJ, 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 3BJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH1 3BJ, 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 3BJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH1 3BJ 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 3BJ in a conservation area?

The centre of CH1 3BJ 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 3BJ?

Police.uk records 452 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH1 3BJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences177 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 3BJ

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
October 2006

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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