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Thinking of living at CH1 4FA? 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 | 850 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| Newton Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Mill View Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Highfield Community Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Upton-by-Chester High School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 48.8 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 34.5 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 33.2 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Catholic High School, Chester | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Firs School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Abbey School for Exceptional Children | Independent | 1.4 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Total Fitness (Chester) | 370 m | 13 |
| Tennis | University Of Chester (Chester Campus) | 670 m | 11 |
| Squash | Total Fitness (Chester) | 370 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Upton-By-Chester Bowling Club | 1.3 km | 6 |
| Football | The Cage | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Golf | Upton-by-Chester Golf Club | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Rowing | King's School Rowing Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Josh's Jumps | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Broughton Hall Cricket Club | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Northgate Arena | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Darts | Spinners | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Westminster Park | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga Chester | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Bayse Reformer Pilates | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Running | Up & Running | 1.7 km | 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 Bache, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 495k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Chester.
The nearest bus stop is Abbot's Drive, 150 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 2, 15A, 26); 49 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m); 61% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Mill View Primary School (0.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Upton-by-Chester High School, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 48.8 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons, 450 m away; Tokada Foods (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Garden Lane Medical Ctr. (1.0 km), with Morrisons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Aesthetics 2 Cosmetic is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 600 m 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Little Owl is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Mill At Upton the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 96 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 15% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Dicksons Drive Field, 650 m away; for exercise, Total Fitness (350 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 14 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 44 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
34 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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| The Queen's School | Independent | 1.5 km | 35.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near CH1 4FA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Chester, 650 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.