CH1 postcode area guide — Cheshire West and Chester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CH1 postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CH1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
57.6%
Gigabit-capable
49.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CH1 postcode district (Cheshire West and Chester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 911 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 49.6%.
Around 0% of premises in CH1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CH1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CH1 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 1DA | 0% | 0% |
| CH1 1DE | 0% | 0% |
| CH1 1DF | 14.3% | 0% |
| CH1 1EA | 25% | 0% |
| CH1 1ED | 100% | 0% |
| CH1 1EE | 92.9% | 0% |
| CH1 1EF | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Cheshire West and Chester
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire West And Chester district (176,235 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
85%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
10.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CH1
Police recorded 269 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 130 | 48.3% |
| Shoplifting | 28 | 10.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 | 8.9% |
| Public order | 24 | 8.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 12 | 4.5% |
| Drugs | 11 | 4.1% |
| Bicycle theft | 5 | 1.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CH1
Based on 370 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH1 is £210,000, down 3.7% on the previous year (£218,000).
Detached
£410,000
39 sales
Semi-detached
£224,000
83 sales
Terraced
£220,000
120 sales
Flat / maisonette
£153,500
106 sales
Latest recorded sales in CH1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £396,000 | Semi-detached | Woodlands Avenue | CH1 4AT |
| 15 May 2026 | £122,000 | Flat | Egerton Street | CH1 3ND |
| 15 May 2026 | £650,000 | Terraced | The Groves | CH1 1SD |
| 15 May 2026 | £150,000 | Flat | Saddlery Way | CH1 4LZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £190,000 | Flat | Shot Tower Close | CH1 3BT |
| 14 May 2026 | £167,500 | Semi-detached | Morgan Close | CH1 5XH |
| 12 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Albion Street | CH1 1RQ |
| 12 May 2026 | £267,500 | Terraced | Church Road | CH1 6EP |
| 11 May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Sealand Road | CH1 4LH |
| 1 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Worsley Avenue | CH1 6BG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cheshire West and Chester demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire West and Chester district (357,150 residents, 155,154 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.3% |
| 15–29 | 21.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.1% |
| 65+ | 21.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.3% |
| Private rented | 15.8% |
| Social rented | 8.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CH1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College | Secondary | 11–16 | 651 | CH1 5JH |
| Dee Point Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 485 | CH1 5NF |
| The Queen's School | Not applicable | 3–18 | 382 | CH1 2NN |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 369 | CH1 4HG |
| Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 275 | CH1 6EP |
| Highfield Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 218 | CH1 5LD |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 198 | CH1 1QP |
| The Arches Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 180 | CH1 5EZ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CH1
567 rated food businesses operate in CH1. 406 hold the top rating of 5, 62 are rated 4, and 21 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 200 Degrees Coffee Shop Chester, Abba Cakes, Abbey School for Exceptional Children, Abode Chester Hotel, Admiral.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CH1
From a sample of 224 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
14%
Band C
39%
Band D
35%
Band E
5%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cheshire West and Chester
Landlines around CH1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.