CH3 5LH

a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

Introduced in January 1980

CH3 5LH	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 CH3 5LH

Shaftesbury Avenue - 28 properties, USRN 6901559

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.1949 / 53°11'41"N

Longitude: -2.8544 / 2°51'15"W

UTM Reference: 30U 509724 5893957

OS Easting: 343013

OS Northing: 366759

OS Grid: SJ430667

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 7C.2P57

Mapcode Global: WH888.4Y0M

Open Location Code: 9C5V54VW+W6

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83ne76

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Younger Suburban Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28591 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for CH3 5LH on Wednesday 24 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:21
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
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 today	04:14 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:12 to 04:15
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:19
Moon Rises	15:41

For a full sun and moon calendar for CH3 5LH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CH3 5LH

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
15 December 2023	56 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£370,000
6 November 2023	52 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£460,000
31 October 2023	54 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£392,500
27 February 2023	27 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£320,000
31 March 2022	72 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
22 March 2021	27 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
18 March 2021	29 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£242,500
7 January 2020	74 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
18 October 2019	39 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£247,500
25 January 2019	86 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,500
31 March 2016	60 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
20 November 2015	54 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£234,000
16 October 2015	56 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£202,900
26 June 2015	82 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£217,000
21 November 2014	45 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
6 July 2012	86 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£180,000
25 May 2012	76 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£171,500
20 January 2012	35 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
14 March 2008	56 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,000
30 November 2007	64 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
29 August 2007	66 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£198,500
21 September 2006	82 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£191,350
30 August 2006	78 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
29 July 2005	33 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£186,250
5 July 2004	45 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£189,950
31 January 2003	76 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£147,500
8 November 2002	52 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£117,000
29 April 2002	58 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£99,000
2 June 1999	82 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,500
10 November 1998	37 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,500
11 September 1998	66 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,500
6 December 1996	45 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,000
18 September 1995	33 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,500
27 July 1995	82 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£45,000
21 April 1995	78 Shaftesbury Avenue, Vicars Cross, Chester CH3 5LH	Semi-detached	Freehold	£59,000

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 CH3 5LH

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Chester North and Neston

MP

Samantha Dixon Labour

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Great Boughton

Councillors

Steve Collings Labour

Elizabeth MacGlashan Labour

CH3 5LH also falls within the Civil Parish of Great Boughton, 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 CH3 5LH

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00092738		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01018384	Cheshire West and Chester 032E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003801	Cheshire West and Chester 032	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04012980	Great Boughton	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2019	DLUHC
E05012217	Great Boughton	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
E33007297		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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