CH62 postcode area guide — Cheshire West and Chester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CH62 postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CH62
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
94.1%
Gigabit-capable
94.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CH62 postcode district (Cheshire West and Chester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 819 postcodes Ofcom measures in CH62, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.1%.
Around 0% of premises in CH62 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 CH62
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CH62 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| CH62 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| CH62 0AE | 100% | 90.9% |
| CH62 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| CH62 0AG | 68.4% | 65.8% |
| CH62 0AH | 100% | 75% |
| CH62 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CH62 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| CH62 0AN | 100% | 95% |
| CH62 0AP | 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 CH62
Police recorded 85 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CH62 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 34 | 40.0% |
| Shoplifting | 18 | 21.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 12.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 6 | 7.1% |
| Public order | 5 | 5.9% |
| Other theft | 3 | 3.5% |
| Other crime | 3 | 3.5% |
| Drugs | 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 CH62
Based on 400 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CH62 is £210,000, up 7.7% on the previous year (£194,995).
Detached
£340,000
58 sales
Semi-detached
£228,000
170 sales
Terraced
£175,000
132 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
28 sales
Latest recorded sales in CH62
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Seafield Road | CH62 1EQ |
| 21 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Beaconsfield Road | CH62 1AE |
| 20 May 2026 | £80,000 | Flat | Eastham Mews | CH62 0DR |
| 20 May 2026 | £134,500 | Terraced | Elm Bank Road | CH62 4RP |
| 20 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Church Drive | CH62 5EE |
| 19 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Sutherland Drive | CH62 8EG |
| 15 May 2026 | £105,000 | Flat | Croft Avenue East | CH62 2HE |
| 13 May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Terminus Road | CH62 3LW |
| 12 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Manor Road | CH62 8BN |
| 11 May 2026 | £236,000 | Terraced | Wingate Road | CH62 8AR |
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 CH62
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wirral High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,019 | CH62 8EH |
| Raeburn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 454 | CH62 6BD |
| Heygarth Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 431 | CH62 8AG |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 384 | CH62 6AE |
| Church Drive Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 323 | CH62 5EF |
| Grove Street Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 312 | CH62 5BA |
| Co-op Academy Woodslee | Primary | 3–11 | 283 | CH62 2BP |
| Mendell Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 133 | CH62 7HN |
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 CH62
231 rated food businesses operate in CH62. 157 hold the top rating of 5, 40 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: @955 Sport & Social, Aldi Stores Ltd, Aldi Stores Ltd, Allport Pantry, Anselmians Rugby Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CH62
From a sample of 141 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CH62 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 63% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
12%
Band C
51%
Band D
28%
Band E
8%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
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 CH62 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.