CH65 5BE postcode in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester

CH65 5BE is a postcode in Ellesmere Port, in the Wolverham ward of Cheshire West and Chester. It is in the Ellesmere Port and Bromborough parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1999.

Where CH65 5BE is, and what is near it

Map of CH65 5BE and what is near it Map of CH65 5BE: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the CH65 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CH65 5AD: also in CH65 5CH65 5AE: also in CH65 5CH65 5AF: also in CH65 5CH65 5AG: also in CH65 5CH65 5AH: also in CH65 5CH65 5AJ: also in CH65 5CH65 5AL: also in CH65 5CH65 5AN: also in CH65 5CH65 5AP: also in CH65 5CH65 5AQ: also in CH65 5CH65 5AR: also in CH65 5CH65 5AS: also in CH65 5CH65 5AT: also in CH65 5CH65 5AU: also in CH65 5CH65 5AW: also in CH65 5CH65 5AX: also in CH65 5CH65 5AY: also in CH65 5CH65 5AZ: also in CH65 5CH65 5BA: also in CH65 5CH65 5BB: also in CH65 5CH65 5BD: also in CH65 5CH65 5BG: also in CH65 5CH65 5BH: also in CH65 5CH65 5BJ: also in CH65 5CH65 5BL: also in CH65 5CH65 5BN: also in CH65 5CH65 5BP: also in CH65 5CH65 5BQ: also in CH65 5CH65 5BR: also in CH65 5CH65 5BS: also in CH65 5CH65 5BU: also in CH65 5CH65 5BW: also in CH65 5CH65 5BX: also in CH65 5CH65 5BY: also in CH65 5CH65 5BZ: also in CH65 5CH65 5DA: also in CH65 5CH65 5DB: also in CH65 5CH65 5DD: also in CH65 5CH65 5DE: also in CH65 5CH65 5DF: also in CH65 5CH65 5DG: also in CH65 5CH65 5DH: also in CH65 5CH65 5DJ: also in CH65 5CH65 5DL: also in CH65 5CH65 5DN: also in CH65 5CH65 5DP: also in CH65 5CH65 5DQ: also in CH65 5CH65 5DR: also in CH65 5CH65 5DS: also in CH65 5CH65 5DW: also in CH65 5CH65 5DX: also in CH65 5CH65 5DY: also in CH65 5CH65 5EA: also in CH65 5CH65 5EB: also in CH65 5CH65 5ED: also in CH65 5CH65 5EE: also in CH65 5CH65 5EF: also in CH65 5CH65 5EG: also in CH65 5CH65 5EH: also in CH65 5CH65 5EJ: also in CH65 5CH65 5EL: also in CH65 5CH65 5EN: also in CH65 5CH65 5EP: also in CH65 5CH65 5EQ: also in CH65 5CH65 5ER: also in CH65 5CH65 5ES: also in CH65 5CH65 5ET: also in CH65 5CH65 5EU: also in CH65 5CH65 5EW: also in CH65 5CH65 5EX: also in CH65 5CH65 5EY: also in CH65 5CH65 5EZ: also in CH65 5CH65 5FA: also in CH65 5CH65 5FB: also in CH65 5CH65 5FD: also in CH65 5CH65 5FE: also in CH65 5CH65 5FF: also in CH65 5CH65 5FG: also in CH65 5CH65 5FH: also in CH65 5CH65 5FJ: also in CH65 5CH65 5FL: also in CH65 5CH65 5FN: also in CH65 5CH65 5FP: also in CH65 5CH65 5FQ: also in CH65 5CH65 5GA: also in CH65 5CH65 5GB: also in CH65 5CH65 5HN: also in CH65 5 Westminster Surgery 1.0 kmOverpool station 2.3 kmWolverham CH65 5BE Map of CH65 5BE and what is near it Map of CH65 5BE: its centre point, with the 91 other postcodes in the CH65 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Wolverham CH65 5BE
  • CH65 5BE
  • Other postcodes in CH65 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 53.2772, longitude -2.8909)

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 CH65 5BE?

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 CH65 5BE?

Every home and business at CH65 5BE 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 CH65 5BE?

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 CH65 5BE 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 CH65 5BE 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 CH65 5BE.

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 CH65 5BE: 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 CH65 5BE 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 CH65 5BE?

Homes in CH65 5 sold for a typical £168,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 27 sales, up 3.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£168,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£162,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £178,000 11 sales
  • Terraced £171,750 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £105,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole CH65 district: a typical £175,000 from 257 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 CH65 5BE

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CH65 5BE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 October 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 CH65 5BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,080 homes in the neighbourhood around CH65 5BE. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (39%). 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 CH65 5BE

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 £3,077 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,678.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 560 (52%)£1,678
Band Babout 350 (32%)£1,958
Band Cabout 140 (13%)£2,238
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,517
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,077
Band Fwithheld£3,636
Band Gfewer than 5£4,196
Band Hfewer than 5£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 32% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 39% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 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 CH65 5BE is in (ONS area E01018552), 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 CH65 5BE?

The nearest open schools to CH65 5BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CH65 5BE, 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 CH65 5BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CH65 5BE is Ellesmere Port Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Ellesmere Port Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Overpool Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Newnham Drive, 135 m away.

More stations near CH65 5BE, 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 CH65 5BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CH65 5BE, 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 CH65 5BE?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CH65 5BE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • Porsche Charging point · 6 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 CH65 5BE?

The nearest to the centre of CH65 5BE, 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 CH65 5BE?

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 CH65 5BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CH65 5BE, 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 CH65 5BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CH65 5BE, 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 CH65 5BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CH65 5BE 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 CH65 5BE in a conservation area?

The centre of CH65 5BE 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 CH65 5BE?

Police.uk records 300 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CH65 5BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences122 reports
Anti-social behaviour58 reports
Public order31 reports
Shoplifting20 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Other theft16 reports

Also: drugs 15, other crime 7, burglary 5, vehicle crime 3, possession of weapons 2, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 CH65 5BE

Ward
Wolverham
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Ellesmere Port
In use since
June 1999

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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