CH3 5BS postcode in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

CH3 5BS 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 November 2020.

Flooding High flood risk 2 of 2 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 £290,000 Homes sold in CH3 5, last 12 months. ▲ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Chester 400 m in a straight line

Where CH3 5BS is, and what is near it

Map of CH3 5BS and what is near it Map of CH3 5BS: its centre point, with the 286 other postcodes in the CH3 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CH3 5AD: also in CH3 5CH3 5AE: also in CH3 5CH3 5AF: also in CH3 5CH3 5AG: also in CH3 5CH3 5AH: also in CH3 5CH3 5AJ: also in CH3 5CH3 5AL: also in CH3 5CH3 5AN: also in CH3 5CH3 5AP: also in CH3 5CH3 5AQ: also in CH3 5CH3 5AR: also in CH3 5CH3 5AS: also in CH3 5CH3 5AT: also in CH3 5CH3 5AU: also in CH3 5CH3 5AW: also in CH3 5CH3 5AX: also in CH3 5CH3 5AY: also in CH3 5CH3 5AZ: also in CH3 5CH3 5BA: also in CH3 5CH3 5BB: also in CH3 5CH3 5BD: also in CH3 5CH3 5BE: also in CH3 5CH3 5BF: also in CH3 5CH3 5BH: also in CH3 5CH3 5BJ: also in CH3 5CH3 5BL: also in CH3 5CH3 5BN: also in CH3 5CH3 5BP: also in CH3 5CH3 5BQ: also in CH3 5CH3 5BR: also in CH3 5CH3 5BY: also in CH3 5CH3 5DA: also in CH3 5CH3 5DB: also in CH3 5CH3 5DD: also in CH3 5CH3 5DE: also in CH3 5CH3 5DF: also in CH3 5CH3 5DH: also in CH3 5CH3 5DJ: also in CH3 5CH3 5DL: also in CH3 5CH3 5DN: also in CH3 5CH3 5DP: also in CH3 5CH3 5DR: also in CH3 5CH3 5DS: also in CH3 5CH3 5DU: also in CH3 5CH3 5DW: also in CH3 5CH3 5DX: also in CH3 5CH3 5DY: also in CH3 5CH3 5DZ: also in CH3 5CH3 5EA: also in CH3 5CH3 5EB: also in CH3 5CH3 5ED: also in CH3 5CH3 5EE: also in CH3 5CH3 5EF: also in CH3 5CH3 5EG: also in CH3 5CH3 5EH: also in CH3 5CH3 5EJ: also in CH3 5CH3 5EN: also in CH3 5CH3 5EP: also in CH3 5CH3 5EQ: also in CH3 5CH3 5ER: also in CH3 5CH3 5ES: also in CH3 5CH3 5EU: also in CH3 5CH3 5EW: also in CH3 5CH3 5JF: also in CH3 5CH3 5JG: also in CH3 5CH3 5JL: also in CH3 5CH3 5JN: also in CH3 5CH3 5JQ: also in CH3 5CH3 5JS: also in CH3 5CH3 5JU: also in CH3 5CH3 5JW: also in CH3 5CH3 5JX: also in CH3 5CH3 5JY: also in CH3 5CH3 5NA: also in CH3 5CH3 5NZ: also in CH3 5CH3 5PE: also in CH3 5CH3 5PF: also in CH3 5CH3 5PU: also in CH3 5CH3 5PX: also in CH3 5CH3 5PY: also in CH3 5CH3 5PZ: also in CH3 5CH3 5TA: also in CH3 5CH3 5TD: also in CH3 5CH3 5TF: also in CH3 5CH3 5TG: also in CH3 5CH3 5UD: also in CH3 5CH3 5UE: also in CH3 5CH3 5UF: also in CH3 5CH3 5UG: also in CH3 5CH3 5UH: also in CH3 5CH3 5UJ: also in CH3 5CH3 5UL: also in CH3 5CH3 5UN: also in CH3 5CH3 5UP: also in CH3 5CH3 5UQ: also in CH3 5CH3 5UR: also in CH3 5CH3 5US: also in CH3 5CH3 5UW: also in CH3 5CH3 5UZ: also in CH3 5CH3 5WA: also in CH3 5CH3 5YN: also in CH3 5 Maple Grove School 850 mChester CH3 5BS Map of CH3 5BS and what is near it Map of CH3 5BS: its centre point, with the 286 other postcodes in the CH3 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 16 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bache station 1.9 kmGreat Boughton CH3 5BS
  • CH3 5BS
  • Other postcodes in CH3 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.1934, longitude -2.8783)

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 CH3 5BS?

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 CH3 5BS?

Every home and business at CH3 5BS 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 CH3 5BS?

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 CH3 5BS 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 CH3 5BS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 2 homes and businesses at CH3 5BS. 2 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

2 homes and businesses at CH3 5BS High: 2

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 CH3 5BS: 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 CH3 5BS 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 CH3 5BS?

Homes in CH3 5 sold for a typical £290,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 185 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£290,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£284,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £382,500 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £310,000 71 sales
  • Terraced £242,500 56 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £172,000 27 sales

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

Across the whole CH3 district: a typical £331,250 from 470 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 CH3 5BS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CH3 5BS 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

Food hygiene ratings at CH3 5BS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CH3 5BS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CH3 5BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around CH3 5BS. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (43%). 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 CH3 5BS

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 B, the most common, is £1,958.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (10%)£1,678
Band Babout 220 (31%)£1,958
Band Cabout 130 (18%)£2,238
Band Dabout 140 (19%)£2,517
Band Eabout 60 (8%)£3,077
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,636
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£4,196
Band Hwithheld£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 43% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 38% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: 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 CH3 5BS is in (ONS area E01032931), 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 CH3 5BS?

The nearest open schools to CH3 5BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH3 5BS, 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 CH3 5BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH3 5BS is Chester Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Chester Rail Station Railway station 400 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.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Health Centre, 131 m away.

More stations near CH3 5BS, 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 CH3 5BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH3 5BS, 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 CH3 5BS?

1 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH3 5BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 600 mWalk
  • New Market Car Park Charging point · 41 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 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 CH3 5BS?

The nearest to the centre of CH3 5BS, 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 CH3 5BS?

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 CH3 5BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH3 5BS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Belong Chester Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01244 445500 200 mWalk
  • Lavender Villa Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01244 318567 400 mWalk
  • Orchid Villa Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01244 318567 400 mWalk

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 CH3 5BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH3 5BS, 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 CH3 5BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH3 5BS 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 CH3 5BS in a conservation area?

The centre of CH3 5BS 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 CH3 5BS?

Police.uk records 449 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH3 5BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences175 reports
Public order57 reports
Anti-social behaviour55 reports
Shoplifting54 reports
Other theft34 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports

Also: drugs 20, burglary 8, possession of weapons 6, vehicle crime 4, robbery 4, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 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 CH3 5BS

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
November 2020

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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