Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at CH1 5DA? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Community Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 61% met the expected standard |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 33.2 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen's Park High School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chester International School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 34.5 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Queen's School | Independent | 1.4 km | 35.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Abbey School for Exceptional Children | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| The Firs School | Independent | 1.9 km | – |
Every primary near CH1 5DA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | University Of Chester (Chester Campus) | 750 m | 13 |
| Tennis | University Of Chester (Chester Campus) | 750 m | 10 |
| Football | The Cage | 890 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Catholic Club Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Squash | Parry Squash Courts | 720 m | 5 |
| Golf | Upton-by-Chester Golf Club | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Rowing | Grosvenor Rowing Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 710 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Northgate Arena | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Darts | Spinners | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Josh's Jumps | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Broughton Hall Cricket Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Hotpod Yoga Chester | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Bayse Reformer Pilates | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Running | Up & Running | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Chester Racecourse | 1.8 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 495k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Chester.
The nearest bus stop is Cranleigh Crescent, 150 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (route 14A); 24 departures an hour from the 5 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 7 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Highfield Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 33.2 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 6% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 650 m away, with Tokada Foods closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Garden Lane Medical Ctr. (1.1 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Aesthetics 2 Cosmetic is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 1.8 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: 182 restaurants and cafés and 48 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Little Owl is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Chichester Arms the nearest pub (850 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (43 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 357 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 547 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 49% flats and 5% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 178 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Countess of Chester Country Park, 950 m away; for exercise, King George V Community Sports Hub (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
9 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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For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 16 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 45 km.
Many neighbours rent: 46% of households rent privately and 11% socially.
It's young: 48% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 37% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Chester, 750 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.