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Thinking of living at CH1 3AN? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | Primary | 300 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| St Martin's Academy Chester | Primary | 1.2 km | 96% met the expected standard |
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 34.5 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Catholic High School, Chester | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 53.8 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Abbey School for Exceptional Children | Independent | 600 m | – |
| The Queen's School | Independent | 950 m | 35.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maple Grove School | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
Every primary near CH1 3AN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Mill Hotel Health Club | 90 m | 15 |
| Tennis | University Of Chester (Chester Campus) | 1.2 km | 11 |
| Bowls | Catholic Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 220 m | 6 |
| Golf | American Golf | 370 m | 6 |
| Squash | Northgate Arena | 590 m | 6 |
| Football | Liverpool FC | 610 m | 6 |
| Rowing | King's School Rowing Club | 480 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Broughton Hall Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Josh's Jumps | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Darts | Spinners | 400 m | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Spinners | 400 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Northgate Arena | 610 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Westminster Park | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Pilates | Bayse Reformer Pilates | 360 m | 1 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga Chester | 380 m | 1 |
| Billiards | Rileys | 480 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Chester, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 5.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Canal Bridge, 100 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 5, 4, X4); 135 departures an hour from the 20 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 63% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Mill View Primary School (1.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Queen's Park High School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 8% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Home Bargains, 250 m away; Chester Foregate News (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Jonathan Smith (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Sabai Beauty Clinic is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 1.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 41 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Fork and Flavour is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Cellar the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 129 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 59 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (56%).
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 130 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Leadworks Lane Park, 50 m away; for exercise, Chester City Baths (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 15 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 44 km.
79 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 24% socially.
It's young: 29% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Chester, 1.2 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.