CH4 postcode area guide — Cheshire West and Chester

Where is CH4?

Broadband & internet speeds in CH4

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the CH4 postcode district (Cheshire West and Chester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 902 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 76%.

Around 0.1% of premises in CH4 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 CH4

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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):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CH4

Police recorded 21 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 CH4

Based on 402 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH4 is £272,715, up 9.1% on the previous year (£250,000).

Latest recorded sales in CH4

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CH4

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 CH4

196 rated food businesses operate in CH4. 155 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A little give n cake, Abbeyfield House, abm catering @ Queens Park High School, Airbus East Road Building 195 - BaxterStorey, Airbus North Factory Building 165 - BaxterStorey.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CH4

From a sample of 154 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CH4 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 64% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 CH4 typically use:

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What's it like living in CH4?

Postcodes in CH4

Neighbouring districts

All Chester (CH) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.