CH2 1QS postcode in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

CH2 1QS is a postcode in Chester, in the Upton 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £320,000 Homes sold in CH2 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Bache 900 m in a straight line

Where CH2 1QS is, and what is near it

Map of CH2 1QS and what is near it Map of CH2 1QS: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the CH2 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CH2 1BS: also in CH2 1CH2 1BT: also in CH2 1CH2 1BU: also in CH2 1CH2 1DE: also in CH2 1CH2 1DF: also in CH2 1CH2 1DG: also in CH2 1CH2 1DH: also in CH2 1CH2 1DJ: also in CH2 1CH2 1DL: also in CH2 1CH2 1DN: also in CH2 1CH2 1DQ: also in CH2 1CH2 1DW: also in CH2 1CH2 1DX: also in CH2 1CH2 1EX: also in CH2 1CH2 1HB: also in CH2 1CH2 1HD: also in CH2 1CH2 1HE: also in CH2 1CH2 1HF: also in CH2 1CH2 1HG: also in CH2 1CH2 1HH: also in CH2 1CH2 1HS: also in CH2 1CH2 1HT: also in CH2 1CH2 1HU: also in CH2 1CH2 1HW: also in CH2 1CH2 1HY: also in CH2 1CH2 1JH: also in CH2 1CH2 1JJ: also in CH2 1CH2 1JP: also in CH2 1CH2 1NA: also in CH2 1CH2 1NB: also in CH2 1CH2 1ND: also in CH2 1CH2 1NE: also in CH2 1CH2 1NF: also in CH2 1CH2 1NG: also in CH2 1CH2 1NH: also in CH2 1CH2 1NJ: also in CH2 1CH2 1NL: also in CH2 1CH2 1NN: also in CH2 1CH2 1NP: also in CH2 1CH2 1NQ: also in CH2 1CH2 1NR: also in CH2 1CH2 1NS: also in CH2 1CH2 1NW: also in CH2 1CH2 1PA: also in CH2 1CH2 1PB: also in CH2 1CH2 1PD: also in CH2 1CH2 1PE: also in CH2 1CH2 1PH: also in CH2 1CH2 1PJ: also in CH2 1CH2 1PL: also in CH2 1CH2 1PN: also in CH2 1CH2 1PP: also in CH2 1CH2 1PQ: also in CH2 1CH2 1PR: also in CH2 1CH2 1PS: also in CH2 1CH2 1PT: also in CH2 1CH2 1PU: also in CH2 1CH2 1PW: also in CH2 1CH2 1PX: also in CH2 1CH2 1PY: also in CH2 1CH2 1PZ: also in CH2 1CH2 1QA: also in CH2 1CH2 1QB: also in CH2 1CH2 1QD: also in CH2 1CH2 1QF: also in CH2 1CH2 1QG: also in CH2 1CH2 1QH: also in CH2 1CH2 1QJ: also in CH2 1CH2 1QL: also in CH2 1CH2 1QN: also in CH2 1CH2 1QP: also in CH2 1CH2 1QR: also in CH2 1CH2 1QT: also in CH2 1CH2 1QU: also in CH2 1CH2 1QW: also in CH2 1CH2 1QX: also in CH2 1CH2 1QY: also in CH2 1CH2 1RA: also in CH2 1CH2 1RB: also in CH2 1CH2 1RD: also in CH2 1CH2 1RE: also in CH2 1CH2 1RF: also in CH2 1CH2 1RG: also in CH2 1CH2 1RN: also in CH2 1CH2 1RP: also in CH2 1CH2 1SA: also in CH2 1CH2 1SB: also in CH2 1CH2 1SD: also in CH2 1CH2 1SE: also in CH2 1CH2 1SF: also in CH2 1CH2 1SG: also in CH2 1CH2 1SH: also in CH2 1CH2 1SJ: also in CH2 1CH2 1SL: also in CH2 1CH2 1SN: also in CH2 1CH2 1SP: also in CH2 1CH2 1SQ: also in CH2 1CH2 1SR: also in CH2 1CH2 1SS: also in CH2 1CH2 1ST: also in CH2 1CH2 1SU: also in CH2 1CH2 1SW: also in CH2 1CH2 1SX: also in CH2 1CH2 1SY: also in CH2 1CH2 1SZ: also in CH2 1CH2 1TA: also in CH2 1CH2 1TB: also in CH2 1CH2 1TD: also in CH2 1CH2 1TE: also in CH2 1CH2 1TF: also in CH2 1CH2 1TG: also in CH2 1CH2 1TH: also in CH2 1CH2 1TL: also in CH2 1CH2 1TQ: also in CH2 1 Park Medical Centre 1.2 kmGP 2.1 kmUpton CH2 1QS Map of CH2 1QS and what is near it Map of CH2 1QS: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the CH2 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Park Medical Centre 1.2 kmUpton CH2 1QS
  • CH2 1QS
  • Other postcodes in CH2 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 53.2129, longitude -2.8803)

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 CH2 1QS?

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 CH2 1QS?

Every home and business at CH2 1QS 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 CH2 1QS?

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 CH2 1QS 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 CH2 1QS 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 CH2 1QS.

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 CH2 1QS: 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 CH2 1QS 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 CH2 1QS?

Homes in CH2 1 sold for a typical £320,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 109 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£320,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £467,500 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £250,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £145,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole CH2 district: a typical £280,000 from 461 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 CH2 1QS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CH2 1QS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 August 2024. 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 CH2 1QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CH2 1QS. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 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 CH2 1QS

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 D, the most common, is £2,517.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (9%)£1,678
Band Babout 70 (11%)£1,958
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,238
Band Dabout 250 (38%)£2,517
Band Eabout 200 (30%)£3,077
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,636
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,196
Band Hfewer than 5£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 41% 1945 to 1964
  5. 45% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 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 CH2 1QS is in (ONS area E01018379), 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 CH2 1QS?

The nearest open schools to CH2 1QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH2 1QS, 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 CH2 1QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH2 1QS is Bache Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bache Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Chester Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Shops, 107 m away.

More stations near CH2 1QS, 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 CH2 1QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH2 1QS, 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 CH2 1QS?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH2 1QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Little Owl Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 26 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 1.9 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 CH2 1QS?

The nearest to the centre of CH2 1QS, 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 CH2 1QS?

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 CH2 1QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH2 1QS, 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 CH2 1QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH2 1QS, 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 CH2 1QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH2 1QS 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 CH2 1QS in a conservation area?

The centre of CH2 1QS 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 CH2 1QS?

Police.uk records 152 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH2 1QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences74 reports
Public order17 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: vehicle crime 6, drugs 4, burglary 3, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 CH2 1QS

Ward
Upton
Parish
Upton-by-Chester
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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CH2 1QR60 mCH2 1QN70 mCH2 1QP120 mCH2 1TB120 mCH2 1JH160 mCH2 1QL160 m
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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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