CH1 5HD postcode in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

CH1 5HD 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 January 1980.

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 74% 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 2.5 km in a straight line

Where CH1 5HD is, and what is near it

Map of CH1 5HD and what is near it Map of CH1 5HD: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CH1 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CH1 5AA: also in CH1 5CH1 5AD: also in CH1 5CH1 5AE: also in CH1 5CH1 5AF: also in CH1 5CH1 5AG: also in CH1 5CH1 5AH: also in CH1 5CH1 5AJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5AL: also in CH1 5CH1 5AN: also in CH1 5CH1 5AP: also in CH1 5CH1 5AQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5AR: also in CH1 5CH1 5AS: also in CH1 5CH1 5AT: also in CH1 5CH1 5AU: also in CH1 5CH1 5AW: also in CH1 5CH1 5AX: also in CH1 5CH1 5AY: also in CH1 5CH1 5AZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5BF: also in CH1 5CH1 5BN: also in CH1 5CH1 5BP: also in CH1 5CH1 5BR: also in CH1 5CH1 5BT: also in CH1 5CH1 5BU: also in CH1 5CH1 5BW: also in CH1 5CH1 5BX: also in CH1 5CH1 5BY: also in CH1 5CH1 5BZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5DB: also in CH1 5CH1 5DE: also in CH1 5CH1 5DF: also in CH1 5CH1 5DG: also in CH1 5CH1 5DH: also in CH1 5CH1 5DJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5DL: also in CH1 5CH1 5DN: also in CH1 5CH1 5DQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5DS: also in CH1 5CH1 5DT: also in CH1 5CH1 5DU: also in CH1 5CH1 5DW: also in CH1 5CH1 5DX: also in CH1 5CH1 5DY: also in CH1 5CH1 5DZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5EA: also in CH1 5CH1 5EB: also in CH1 5CH1 5ED: also in CH1 5CH1 5EE: also in CH1 5CH1 5EF: also in CH1 5CH1 5EG: also in CH1 5CH1 5EH: also in CH1 5CH1 5EJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5EL: also in CH1 5CH1 5EN: also in CH1 5CH1 5EP: also in CH1 5CH1 5EQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5ER: also in CH1 5CH1 5ES: also in CH1 5CH1 5ET: also in CH1 5CH1 5EW: also in CH1 5CH1 5EX: also in CH1 5CH1 5EY: also in CH1 5CH1 5EZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5FA: also in CH1 5CH1 5FB: also in CH1 5CH1 5FD: also in CH1 5CH1 5GA: also in CH1 5CH1 5GB: also in CH1 5CH1 5HA: also in CH1 5CH1 5HB: also in CH1 5CH1 5HE: also in CH1 5CH1 5HF: also in CH1 5CH1 5HG: also in CH1 5CH1 5HH: also in CH1 5CH1 5HJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5HL: also in CH1 5CH1 5HN: also in CH1 5CH1 5HP: also in CH1 5CH1 5HQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5HR: also in CH1 5CH1 5HT: also in CH1 5CH1 5HU: also in CH1 5CH1 5HW: also in CH1 5CH1 5HX: also in CH1 5CH1 5HY: also in CH1 5CH1 5HZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5JA: also in CH1 5CH1 5JB: 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 5JJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5JL: also in CH1 5CH1 5JQ: also in CH1 5CH1 5JU: also in CH1 5CH1 5JX: also in CH1 5CH1 5JY: also in CH1 5CH1 5JZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5LA: also in CH1 5CH1 5LB: also in CH1 5CH1 5LD: also in CH1 5CH1 5LE: also in CH1 5CH1 5LF: also in CH1 5CH1 5LH: also in CH1 5CH1 5LW: also in CH1 5CH1 5NA: also in CH1 5CH1 5NJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5NL: also in CH1 5CH1 5NN: also in CH1 5CH1 5NP: 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 5PD: also in CH1 5CH1 5PE: also in CH1 5CH1 5PF: also in CH1 5CH1 5PH: also in CH1 5CH1 5PJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5PN: also in CH1 5CH1 5PP: 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 5QB: also in CH1 5CH1 5QS: also in CH1 5CH1 5QY: 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 5SU: also in CH1 5CH1 5SX: also in CH1 5CH1 5SY: also in CH1 5CH1 5SZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5TG: also in CH1 5CH1 5TX: also in CH1 5CH1 5TY: also in CH1 5CH1 5TZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5UT: also in CH1 5CH1 5UU: also in CH1 5CH1 5UZ: also in CH1 5CH1 5XA: also in CH1 5CH1 5XB: also in CH1 5CH1 5XD: also in CH1 5CH1 5XE: also in CH1 5CH1 5XF: also in CH1 5CH1 5XG: also in CH1 5CH1 5XH: also in CH1 5CH1 5XJ: also in CH1 5CH1 5XL: also in CH1 5CH1 5XP: also in CH1 5CH1 5XQ: also in CH1 5 Ancora House School 2.0 kmBache station 2.5 km2 GP practices, 2.5–2.7 kmChester station 3.5 kmBlacon CH1 5HD Map of CH1 5HD and what is near it Map of CH1 5HD: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CH1 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 GP practices, 2.5–2.7 kmBlacon CH1 5HD
  • CH1 5HD
  • Other postcodes in CH1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 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 53.2071, longitude -2.9287)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CH1 5HD?

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 5HD?

Every home and business at CH1 5HD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 74% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)74% 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 5HD?

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

Check the bin days for CH1 5HD 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 5HD 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 5HD.

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 5HD: 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 5HD 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 5HD?

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 5HD

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CH1 5HD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 9 April 2026. 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 5HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CH1 5HD. Over half of them (55%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (49%). 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 5HD

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 £2,517 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,958.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (26%)£1,678
Band Babout 360 (55%)£1,958
Band Cabout 110 (17%)£2,238
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,517
Band Ewithheld£3,077
Band Ffewer than 5£3,636
Band Gfewer than 5£4,196
Band Hfewer than 5£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 33% 1945 to 1964
  5. 49% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 5HD is in (ONS area E01018309), 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 5HD?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH1 5HD is Bache Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Bache Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Chester Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Arches School, 155 m away.

More stations near CH1 5HD, 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 5HD?

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

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.2 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 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 5HD?

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

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 5HD?

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

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

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

The centre of CH1 5HD 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 5HD?

Police.uk records 133 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH1 5HD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences66 reports
Public order18 reports
Other theft11 reports
Shoplifting9 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports

Also: burglary 5, other crime 4, drugs 3, vehicle crime 2, bicycle theft 2, theft from the person 1, 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 5HD

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
January 1980

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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