CH2 postcode area guide — Cheshire West and Chester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CH2 postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CH2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.6%
Gigabit-capable
81.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the CH2 postcode district (Cheshire West and Chester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 840 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.9%.
Around 0.1% of premises in CH2 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 CH2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CH2 1AA | 100% | 66.7% |
| CH2 1AB | 100% | 95.8% |
| CH2 1AE | 100% | 34.5% |
| CH2 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CH2 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| CH2 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| CH2 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CH2 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| CH2 1AN | 100% | 10% |
| CH2 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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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 CH2
Police recorded 83 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 33 | 39.8% |
| Public order | 10 | 12.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 10.8% |
| Other theft | 7 | 8.4% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 7.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 6 | 7.2% |
| Burglary | 3 | 3.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 2.4% |
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 CH2
Based on 440 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH2 is £279,000, up 2.4% on the previous year (£272,500).
Detached
£365,000
92 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
154 sales
Terraced
£250,000
133 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
55 sales
Latest recorded sales in CH2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £266,000 | Terraced | William Street | CH2 3BJ |
| 21 May 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | Well Lane | CH2 2HL |
| 21 May 2026 | £189,000 | Flat | Wharton Court | CH2 3DG |
| 14 May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Wards Terrace | CH2 3AS |
| 13 May 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Meadow View | CH2 4HN |
| 11 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Springfields | CH2 4EG |
| 11 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Weston Grove | CH2 1QJ |
| 8 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Wharton Court | CH2 3DG |
| 8 May 2026 | £131,000 | Semi-detached | Ryecroft | CH2 4LR |
| 7 May 2026 | £192,000 | Semi-detached | Peckforton Way | CH2 1SX |
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 CH2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton-by-Chester High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,728 | CH2 1NN |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 395 | CH2 3HB |
| Newton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 369 | CH2 2LA |
| Upton Heath CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 323 | CH2 1ED |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 307 | CH2 3AD |
| The Hammond | Not applicable | 11–19 | 253 | CH2 4ES |
| Acresfield Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 248 | CH2 1LJ |
| Mill View Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 242 | CH2 1HB |
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 CH2
206 rated food businesses operate in CH2. 158 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acresfield Academy, Acresfield Academy Fledglings, Air Products PLC, Ba-Ba Guest House, Bargain Booze.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CH2
From a sample of 213 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 54% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
5%
Band C
49%
Band D
40%
Band E
4%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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 CH2 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.