CH1 5FE postcode in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

CH1 5FE is a postcode in Chester, in the Blacon 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 December 2022.

Flooding High flood risk 36 of 65 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in CH1 5, last 12 months. ▼ 6.5% on the year before Nearest station Bache 2.3 km in a straight line

Where CH1 5FE is, and what is near it

Map of CH1 5FE and what is near it Map of CH1 5FE: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CH1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 5 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CH1 5AH: also in CH1 5CH1 5AJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5AP: also in CH1 5CH1 5AQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5AR: also in CH1 5CH1 5AW: also in CH1 5CH1 5BA: also in CH1 5CH1 5BH: also in CH1 5CH1 5BL: also in CH1 5CH1 5BS: also in CH1 5CH1 5DA: also in CH1 5CH1 5DD: also in CH1 5CH1 5DP: also in CH1 5CH1 5DR: also in CH1 5CH1 5EB: also in CH1 5CH1 5EH: also in CH1 5CH1 5EQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5EU: also in CH1 5CH1 5EX: also in CH1 5CH1 5EY: also in CH1 5CH1 5FD: also in CH1 5CH1 5FF: also in CH1 5CH1 5FG: also in CH1 5CH1 5FH: also in CH1 5CH1 5FJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5JA: also in CH1 5CH1 5JD: also in CH1 5CH1 5JE: also in CH1 5CH1 5JF: also in CH1 5CH1 5JG: also in CH1 5CH1 5JH: also in CH1 5CH1 5JN: also in CH1 5CH1 5JP: also in CH1 5CH1 5JQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5JR: also in CH1 5CH1 5JS: also in CH1 5CH1 5JT: also in CH1 5CH1 5JW: also in CH1 5CH1 5LD: also in CH1 5CH1 5LE: also in CH1 5CH1 5LF: also in CH1 5CH1 5LG: also in CH1 5CH1 5LH: also in CH1 5CH1 5LJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5LL: also in CH1 5CH1 5LP: also in CH1 5CH1 5LQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5LR: also in CH1 5CH1 5LS: also in CH1 5CH1 5LT: also in CH1 5CH1 5LW: also in CH1 5CH1 5LY: also in CH1 5CH1 5LZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5NA: also in CH1 5CH1 5NB: also in CH1 5CH1 5ND: also in CH1 5CH1 5NE: also in CH1 5CH1 5NF: also in CH1 5CH1 5NG: also in CH1 5CH1 5NJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5NL: also in CH1 5CH1 5NN: also in CH1 5CH1 5NP: also in CH1 5CH1 5NQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5NR: also in CH1 5CH1 5NS: also in CH1 5CH1 5NT: also in CH1 5CH1 5NU: also in CH1 5CH1 5NW: also in CH1 5CH1 5NX: also in CH1 5CH1 5NY: also in CH1 5CH1 5NZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5PA: also in CH1 5CH1 5PB: also in CH1 5CH1 5PD: also in CH1 5CH1 5PE: also in CH1 5CH1 5PF: also in CH1 5CH1 5PG: also in CH1 5CH1 5PH: also in CH1 5CH1 5PJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5PL: also in CH1 5CH1 5PN: also in CH1 5CH1 5PP: also in CH1 5CH1 5PQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5PR: also in CH1 5CH1 5PS: also in CH1 5CH1 5PT: also in CH1 5CH1 5PU: also in CH1 5CH1 5PW: also in CH1 5CH1 5PX: also in CH1 5CH1 5PY: also in CH1 5CH1 5PZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5QB: also in CH1 5CH1 5QD: also in CH1 5CH1 5QE: also in CH1 5CH1 5QF: also in CH1 5CH1 5QH: also in CH1 5CH1 5QJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5QL: also in CH1 5CH1 5QN: also in CH1 5CH1 5QP: also in CH1 5CH1 5QQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5QS: also in CH1 5CH1 5QW: also in CH1 5CH1 5QX: also in CH1 5CH1 5QY: also in CH1 5CH1 5QZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5RD: also in CH1 5CH1 5RE: also in CH1 5CH1 5RF: also in CH1 5CH1 5RG: also in CH1 5CH1 5RH: also in CH1 5CH1 5RJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5RL: also in CH1 5CH1 5RN: also in CH1 5CH1 5RP: also in CH1 5CH1 5RQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5RR: also in CH1 5CH1 5RS: also in CH1 5CH1 5RT: also in CH1 5CH1 5RU: also in CH1 5CH1 5RY: also in CH1 5CH1 5SA: also in CH1 5CH1 5SB: also in CH1 5CH1 5SD: also in CH1 5CH1 5SE: also in CH1 5CH1 5SF: also in CH1 5CH1 5SH: also in CH1 5CH1 5SN: also in CH1 5CH1 5SR: also in CH1 5CH1 5SS: also in CH1 5CH1 5ST: also in CH1 5CH1 5SU: also in CH1 5CH1 5SX: also in CH1 5CH1 5SY: also in CH1 5CH1 5SZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5TG: also in CH1 5 Bache station 2.3 kmChester station 2.7 kmChester CH1 5FE Map of CH1 5FE and what is near it Map of CH1 5FE: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CH1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 5 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Blacon CH1 5FE
  • CH1 5FE
  • Other postcodes in CH1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 5 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.1965, longitude -2.9195)

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 5FE?

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 5FE?

Every home and business at CH1 5FE 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.

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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 5FE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire West and Chester Council's days for CH1 5FE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 5FE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 65 homes and businesses at CH1 5FE. 36 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 29 more at a lower risk.

65 homes and businesses at CH1 5FE High: 36Medium: 29

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.

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 5FE: 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 5FE is in 3 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 11:41 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 11:41 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CH1 5FE?

Homes in CH1 5 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 97 sales, down 6.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£203,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £329,995 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £206,250 48 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 5FE

HM Land Registry records 28 standard sales of homes in CH1 5FE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 June 2025. The middle price was £349,995, from £250,395 to £409,995. Across CH1 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £190,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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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 5FE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around CH1 5FE. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (23%). 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 5FE

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 C, the most common, is £2,238.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,678
Band Babout 240 (39%)£1,958
Band Cabout 250 (40%)£2,238
Band Dabout 50 (8%)£2,517
Band Eabout 60 (10%)£3,077
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,636
Band Gwithheld£4,196
Band Hwithheld£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999: 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 5FE is in (ONS area E01018330), 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 5FE?

The nearest open schools to CH1 5FE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH1 5FE, 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 5FE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH1 5FE is Bache Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Bache Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Chester Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest B&Q, 99 m away.

More stations near CH1 5FE, 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 5FE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH1 5FE, 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 5FE?

5 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH1 5FE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 300 mWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 500 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 500 mWalk

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 5FE?

The nearest to the centre of CH1 5FE, 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 5FE?

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 5FE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH1 5FE, 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 5FE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH1 5FE, 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 5FE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH1 5FE 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 5FE in a conservation area?

The centre of CH1 5FE 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 5FE?

Police.uk records 171 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH1 5FE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences74 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Public order22 reports
Other theft12 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports

Also: burglary 8, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 3, drugs 3, other crime 3, vehicle crime 2, possession of weapons 1.

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 5FE

Ward
Blacon
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
December 2022

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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