CH Postcode Area for the Chester Region

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This section of the site is all about the CH Postcode area, also known as the Chester Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as CH1.

Map of the CH Postcode for Chester

Map of The CH Postcode Area
Terrain Map of the CH - Chester Postcode.
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Map of the CH Chester Postcode Area

Explore the postcode area by using our interactive map.

Quick Facts about the CH Postcode

CH Area Statistics
Width from East to West 27.81 mi
Height from North to South 27.70 mi
Area of CH 391.63 mi²
Maximum Width 32.23 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 178.16 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 37
Number of Postcode Sectors 211
Number of Post Towns 13
Number of Postcodes 18,898
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The CH postcode area represents a group of 24 postal districts in the Chester area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters c and h in CHester. The area has a population of 659,743 and covers an area of 1,002,123 hectares. Fun fact: 1.01% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Merseyside (45.67%), Cheshire (32.62%), Clwyd (21.71%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

CHESTER
CH1 Cheshire (98%), Clwyd (1%)CH2 CheshireCH3 CheshireCH4 Cheshire (58%), Clwyd (41%)CH70 CH88 CH99
DEESIDE
CH5 Clwyd
BAGILLT
CH6 Clwyd
FLINT
CH6 Clwyd
BUCKLEY
CH7 Clwyd
MOLD
CH7 Clwyd
HOLYWELL
CH8 Clwyd
BIRKENHEAD
CH25 CH41 MerseysideCH42 Merseyside
PRENTON
CH26 CH43 Merseyside
WALLASEY
CH27 CH44 MerseysideCH45 Merseyside
WIRRAL
CH28 CH29 CH30 CH31 CH32 CH46 MerseysideCH47 MerseysideCH48 MerseysideCH49 MerseysideCH60 MerseysideCH61 MerseysideCH62 MerseysideCH63 Merseyside
NESTON
CH33 CH64 Cheshire
ELLESMERE PORT
CH34 CH65 CheshireCH66 Cheshire

Where is the CH Postcode Area?

The CH Chester postcode has it's West in Wales and it's East is in North West of England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: LL - Llandudno, CW - Crewe, SY - Shrewsbury, WA - Warrington and L - Liverpool, It also borders The Irish Sea, The Mersey and Dee Estuary.


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is CH3 and the most urban is CH44.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
CH3 181,198,856 2,606,288 1.44%
CH7 219,086,400 3,444,075 1.57%
CH8 98,417,585 1,591,922 1.62%
CH64 49,797,785 1,232,258 2.47%
CH4 72,431,687 2,495,017 3.44%
CH2 60,630,504 2,094,855 3.46%
CH6 27,298,577 985,487 3.61%
CH63 29,181,721 1,386,877 4.75%
CH1 43,699,550 2,080,990 4.76%
CH48 14,149,712 823,406 5.82%
CH5 56,375,170 3,498,665 6.21%
CH61 13,075,667 818,882 6.26%
CH47 7,613,931 525,586 6.90%
CH66 23,568,625 1,791,740 7.60%
CH60 10,885,767 829,968 7.62%
CH49 13,302,916 1,208,235 9.08%
CH46 10,005,257 1,039,111 10.39%
CH62 14,272,920 1,711,927 11.99%
CH65 18,329,985 2,324,779 12.68%
CH43 11,473,482 1,481,136 12.91%
CH45 7,367,306 1,174,345 15.94%
CH41 8,223,409 1,480,982 18.01%
CH42 5,639,752 1,052,725 18.67%
CH44 5,186,800 1,063,691 20.51%
Total 1,001,213,364 (m²) 38,742,947 (m²) 3.87%
Map of the CH Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of CH in relation to other areas

There are 15 towns within the Chester postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the CH
Map of Posttowns in the CH Postal Area
Area of the CH postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 1,002,123²
Miles 3,869²
Feet 107,867,517,597²
Kilometres 10,021²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Birkenhead Delivery Office
  • Chester Delivery Office
  • Deeside Delivery Office
  • Ellesmere Port Delivery Office
  • Flint Delivery Office
  • Heswall Delivery Office
  • Hoylake Delivery Office
  • Mold Delivery Office
  • Moreton Delivery Office
  • Neston Delivery Office
  • New Ferry Delivery Office
  • Prenton Delivery Office
  • Upton (ch) Delivery Office
  • Wallasey Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

LL
CW
SY
WA
L

Councils within the CH Area

Councils within the CH area
Wirral District (B) (8638 postcodes)
Cheshire West and Chester (B) (5996 postcodes)
Sir y Fflint - Flintshire (4192 postcodes)
Sir Ddinbych - Denbighshire (71 postcodes)
Cheshire East (B) (1 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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