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Thinking of living at CH3 5QX? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boughton Heath Academy | Primary | 800 m | 88% met the expected standard |
| Christleton Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Oldfield Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Cherry Grove Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 61% met the expected standard |
| Hoole Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 53.8 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Christleton High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 54.8 · 16.2% 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 |
| The Catholic High School, Chester | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Maple Grove School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| The Firs School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Feel Good Health Club (Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel) | 320 m | 12 |
| Tennis | Bishops Blue Coat C Of E High School | 1.2 km | 10 |
| Golf | American Golf | 1.9 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Cherry Grove Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Squash | Chester Rugby Union Club | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Football | Liverpool FC | 2.8 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Great Boughton Cricket Club | 750 m | 3 |
| Bmx | Josh's Jumps (pump track) | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Rowing | Royal Chester Rowing Club | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Christleton Sports Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | New Scene MUGA Play Area | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Darts | Rileys | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Spinners | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Primal Cuts Barbershop & Gym | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Chester Rugby Union Football Club | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Billiards | Rileys | 2.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 44% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Chester, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 5.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Liverpool Lime Street.
The nearest bus stop is Abbots Well Hotel, 150 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 41); 10 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Boughton Heath Academy, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 88% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 53.8 · 16.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury, 650 m away; Argos (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Heath Lane Medical Centre (950 m), with Heath Lane Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Shop is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 5.3 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Sage at Chester is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Boughton Hall Cricket Club the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 60 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Dulverton Avenue Park, 850 m away; for exercise, King George's Fields (1.3 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
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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| Independent |
| 2.9 km |
| – |
Every primary near CH3 5QX, 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.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 50% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Chester, 3.4 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.