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Thinking of living at CH1 3EX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy | Primary | 800 m | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Newton Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 34.5 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Catholic High School, Chester | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Upton-by-Chester High School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.8 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 53.8 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Abbey School for Exceptional Children | Independent | 650 m | – |
| The Queen's School | Independent | 1.0 km | 35.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Firs School | Independent |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Northgate Arena | 340 m | 15 |
| Tennis | University Of Chester (Chester Campus) | 780 m | 11 |
| Squash | Northgate Arena | 330 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Catholic Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 350 m | 6 |
| Football | Liverpool FC | 750 m | 6 |
| Golf | American Golf | 820 m | 6 |
| Rowing | King's School Rowing Club | 990 m | 3 |
| Bmx | Josh's Jumps | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Broughton Hall Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Northgate Arena | 340 m | 2 |
| Darts | Spinners | 650 m | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Spinners | 650 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Westminster Park | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga Chester | 450 m | 1 |
| Pilates | Bayse Reformer Pilates | 600 m | 1 |
| Billiards | Rileys | 870 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 Hoole Way, 200 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 5, 53, 4); 83 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 61% 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, 1.5 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 Istanbul Supermarket, 200 m away; J J News & Booze (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Grange Clinic (400 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Halo Hair and Beauty is 150 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.
The Green Rooms is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Deva Tap the nearest pub (200 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 Black Diamond Park, 50 m away; for exercise, Northgate Arena (350 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.
66 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, 800 m 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.