The UK Postcode Database

CH2 1BU

a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

Introduced in January 1980
CH2 1BU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with CH2 1BU

Upton Drive - 40 properties, USRN 6901812

Mill Lane - 1 property, USRN 6901177

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.21 / 53°12'36"N

Longitude: -2.8929 / 2°53'34"W

UTM Reference: 30U 507152 5895640

OS Easting: 340464

OS Northing: 368478

OS Grid: SJ404684

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 79.1RT6

Mapcode Global: WH887.JKNZ

Open Location Code: 9C5V6464+2R

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83nf20

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Small Town Suburbia
  • Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 21965 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CH2 1BU on Sunday 21 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:20
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:52
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:13
Sunset 21:42
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:06
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:12 to 04:14
Moon Phase First Quarter
Moon Rises 11:44

For a full sun and moon calendar for CH2 1BU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CH2 1BU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
16 September 2022 12 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £249,950
1 August 2022 40 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £305,000
3 May 2022 42 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
11 February 2022 28 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
10 July 2020 16 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £199,000
5 June 2020 8 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Detached Freehold £253,000
8 January 2020 2 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £205,000
6 December 2019 22 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
17 September 2019 42 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £262,000
22 August 2019 48 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £247,000
7 September 2018 21 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £249,950
23 March 2018 26 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £184,000
14 March 2017 48 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
9 December 2016 13 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £215,000
13 March 2015 6 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Detached Freehold £230,000
12 September 2014 22 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £189,000
18 September 2013 28 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £174,000
31 July 2013 46 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
28 May 2013 30 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
15 August 2011 10 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
9 May 2011 11 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £166,000
12 March 2010 38 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £151,500
6 November 2009 34 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £193,000
19 October 2007 7 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £173,000
30 August 2007 46 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £156,000
24 October 2006 28 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £193,000
15 September 2006 40 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £158,500
22 June 2006 32 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
13 March 2006 21 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £149,000
24 February 2006 14 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £152,000
10 February 2006 22 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
5 November 2004 30 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £179,995
27 August 2004 34 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £182,000
5 December 2003 11 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
26 September 2003 42 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £132,000
31 January 2003 13 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £139,300
21 May 2002 8 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Detached Freehold £116,000
31 October 2001 2 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
2 March 2001 44 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
5 February 2001 8 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Detached Freehold £49,000
12 October 2000 15 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £74,950
29 October 1999 12 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £72,000
29 July 1999 38 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £73,000
1 June 1999 8 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Detached Freehold £80,250
21 May 1999 28 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
26 March 1999 23 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £67,000
10 December 1998 6 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Detached Freehold £87,000
24 June 1998 30 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £57,500
27 February 1998 32 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
1 August 1997 5 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £67,000
23 May 1997 4 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Detached Freehold £80,500
12 September 1996 13 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £68,600
26 January 1996 42 Upton Drive, Upton, Chester CH2 1BU Semi-detached Freehold £44,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CH2 1BU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Chester North and Neston

MP

Samantha Dixon Labour

Cheshire West and Chester Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Upton

Councillors

Sherin Akhtar Labour

Matt Bryan Independent

CH2 1BU also falls within the Civil Parish of Upton-by-Chester, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CH2 1BU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00092706 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01018374 Cheshire West and Chester 028C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003797 Cheshire West and Chester 028 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04011182 Upton-by-Chester Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05012242 Upton Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E06000050 Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001163 Chester North and Neston Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000006 Cheshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E33007284 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000003 Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000233 NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000008 NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000005 Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS
K01000011 Chester Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
K08000011 Chester Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS

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