CH4 7AL postcode in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester

CH4 7AL is a postcode in Chester, in the Handbridge Park ward of Cheshire West and Chester. It is in the Chester South and Eddisbury 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 at CH4 7AL can get it Across Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £335,000 Homes sold in CH4 7, last 12 months. ▲ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Chester 1.3 km in a straight line

Where CH4 7AL is, and what is near it

Map of CH4 7AL and what is near it Map of CH4 7AL: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the CH4 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CH4 7AB: also in CH4 7CH4 7AD: also in CH4 7CH4 7AE: also in CH4 7CH4 7AF: also in CH4 7CH4 7AG: also in CH4 7CH4 7AH: also in CH4 7CH4 7AP: also in CH4 7CH4 7AQ: also in CH4 7CH4 7AR: also in CH4 7CH4 7AS: also in CH4 7CH4 7AT: also in CH4 7CH4 7AU: also in CH4 7CH4 7AX: also in CH4 7CH4 7AY: also in CH4 7CH4 7AZ: also in CH4 7CH4 7BA: also in CH4 7CH4 7BB: also in CH4 7CH4 7BD: also in CH4 7CH4 7BE: also in CH4 7CH4 7BH: also in CH4 7CH4 7BJ: also in CH4 7CH4 7BL: also in CH4 7CH4 7BN: also in CH4 7CH4 7BP: also in CH4 7CH4 7BQ: also in CH4 7CH4 7BR: also in CH4 7CH4 7BS: also in CH4 7CH4 7BT: also in CH4 7CH4 7BU: also in CH4 7CH4 7BW: also in CH4 7CH4 7BX: also in CH4 7CH4 7BY: also in CH4 7CH4 7BZ: also in CH4 7CH4 7DB: also in CH4 7CH4 7DD: also in CH4 7CH4 7DE: also in CH4 7CH4 7DF: also in CH4 7CH4 7DG: also in CH4 7CH4 7DH: also in CH4 7CH4 7DL: also in CH4 7CH4 7DN: also in CH4 7CH4 7DP: also in CH4 7CH4 7DR: also in CH4 7CH4 7DS: also in CH4 7CH4 7DT: also in CH4 7CH4 7DU: also in CH4 7CH4 7DW: also in CH4 7CH4 7DX: also in CH4 7CH4 7DY: also in CH4 7CH4 7DZ: also in CH4 7CH4 7EA: also in CH4 7CH4 7ED: also in CH4 7CH4 7EE: also in CH4 7CH4 7EF: also in CH4 7CH4 7EG: also in CH4 7CH4 7EH: also in CH4 7CH4 7EJ: also in CH4 7CH4 7EL: also in CH4 7CH4 7EN: also in CH4 7CH4 7EP: also in CH4 7CH4 7EQ: also in CH4 7CH4 7ER: also in CH4 7CH4 7ES: also in CH4 7CH4 7ET: also in CH4 7CH4 7EU: also in CH4 7CH4 7EW: also in CH4 7CH4 7EX: also in CH4 7CH4 7EY: also in CH4 7CH4 7EZ: also in CH4 7CH4 7HB: also in CH4 7CH4 7HD: also in CH4 7CH4 7HG: also in CH4 7CH4 7HH: also in CH4 7CH4 7HJ: also in CH4 7CH4 7HL: also in CH4 7CH4 7HN: also in CH4 7CH4 7HP: also in CH4 7CH4 7HR: also in CH4 7CH4 7HS: also in CH4 7CH4 7HT: also in CH4 7CH4 7HW: also in CH4 7CH4 7HY: also in CH4 7CH4 7JB: also in CH4 7CH4 7JD: also in CH4 7CH4 7JE: also in CH4 7CH4 7JF: also in CH4 7CH4 7JH: also in CH4 7CH4 7JJ: also in CH4 7CH4 7JN: also in CH4 7CH4 7JP: also in CH4 7CH4 7JR: also in CH4 7CH4 7JS: also in CH4 7CH4 7JT: also in CH4 7CH4 7JU: also in CH4 7CH4 7JW: also in CH4 7CH4 7JY: also in CH4 7CH4 7LA: also in CH4 7CH4 7LD: also in CH4 7CH4 7LE: also in CH4 7CH4 7LF: also in CH4 7CH4 7LG: also in CH4 7CH4 7LJ: also in CH4 7CH4 7LL: also in CH4 7CH4 7LP: also in CH4 7CH4 7LQ: also in CH4 7CH4 7LR: also in CH4 7CH4 7LT: also in CH4 7CH4 7LW: also in CH4 7CH4 7NA: also in CH4 7CH4 7QA: also in CH4 7CH4 7QD: also in CH4 7CH4 7QH: also in CH4 7CH4 7QN: also in CH4 7CH4 7QP: also in CH4 7CH4 7QR: also in CH4 7CH4 7QT: also in CH4 7CH4 7QX: also in CH4 7CH4 7RA: also in CH4 7CH4 7RB: also in CH4 7CH4 7RD: also in CH4 7CH4 7RE: also in CH4 7CH4 7RF: also in CH4 7CH4 7RG: also in CH4 7CH4 7RH: also in CH4 7CH4 7RJ: also in CH4 7CH4 7RL: also in CH4 7CH4 7RN: also in CH4 7CH4 7RQ: also in CH4 7 Bache station 2.7 kmChester CH4 7AL Map of CH4 7AL and what is near it Map of CH4 7AL: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the CH4 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Chester CH4 7AL
  • CH4 7AL
  • Other postcodes in CH4 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.1852, longitude -2.8822)

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 CH4 7AL?

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 CH4 7AL?

Every home and business at CH4 7AL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CH4 7AL 100% Cheshire West and Chester 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CH4 7AL 100% Cheshire West and Chester 98%
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 CH4 7AL?

It’s today!

Next collection, today

Thursday 22 October

Empty 23L Caddy

  • Thu 29 Oct Empty 23L Caddy
  • Thu 5 Nov Empty 23L Caddy
Every collection, on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data, read at 19:58 on 22 October 2026. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CH4 7AL 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 CH4 7AL.

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 CH4 7AL: 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 CH4 7AL 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 CH4 7AL?

Homes in CH4 7 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 119 sales, up 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£335,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£333,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £460,000 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £330,500 34 sales
  • Terraced £280,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £155,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole CH4 district: a typical £275,000 from 409 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 CH4 7AL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CH4 7AL 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

What council tax band are homes near CH4 7AL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CH4 7AL. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (54%). 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 CH4 7AL

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 10 (2%)£1,678
Band Babout 300 (45%)£1,958
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,238
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,517
Band Eabout 70 (11%)£3,077
Band Fabout 120 (18%)£3,636
Band Gabout 60 (9%)£4,196
Band Hwithheld£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 54% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 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 CH4 7AL is in (ONS area E01018340), 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 CH4 7AL?

The nearest open schools to CH4 7AL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH4 7AL, 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 CH4 7AL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH4 7AL is Chester Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Chester Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Bache 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.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St George's Crescent, 89 m away.

More stations near CH4 7AL, 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 CH4 7AL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH4 7AL, 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 CH4 7AL?

0 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH4 7AL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • New Market Car Park Charging point · 41 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • Tesla Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers 2.2 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 CH4 7AL?

The nearest to the centre of CH4 7AL, 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 CH4 7AL?

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 CH4 7AL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH4 7AL, 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 CH4 7AL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH4 7AL, 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 CH4 7AL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH4 7AL 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 CH4 7AL in a conservation area?

The centre of CH4 7AL 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 CH4 7AL?

Police.uk records 415 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH4 7AL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences158 reports
Anti-social behaviour53 reports
Public order53 reports
Shoplifting53 reports
Other theft32 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports

Also: drugs 20, possession of weapons 6, burglary 4, robbery 4, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 3, other crime 2, vehicle crime 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 CH4 7AL

Ward
Handbridge Park
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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CH4 7AG30 mCH4 7AD70 mCH4 7AQ100 mCH4 7AR120 mCH4 7AT140 mCH4 7BH180 m
All of CH4

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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