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Pubs 99 Restaurants 372 Banks 10 Shops 349 Supermarkets 58 Takeaways 140 Cinemas 13 Attractions 94 Business services 9 Education 156 Health and beauty 87 Home improvement 153 Leisure 6 Property services 78




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County or areaCheshire
Postcode districtCH1
Telephone code01244
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:44 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:23 am – 3:55 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,245 residentsin the Chester City & Garden Quarter census areaMedian age 28.24,329 households41% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright11% social rented, 46% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting10.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,908 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 13%, hospitality 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 35% go by car, 6% take public transport, 28% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C718 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSealion Poollake · 2.4 miGallows Hillhill · under a mileGorse Hillhill · 1.4 miThe Daledale · 2.0 miDonkey Fieldwoodland · 1.3 miOxleisure Poollake · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing Charles Tower Gardenpark · under a mileWater Tower Gardenspark · under a mileGrosvenor Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haChester Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 40 haThe Copplaying field · under a mileNorthgate Arena Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes167 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197623 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202521 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,949 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCountess Of Chester Hospital (Coc NHS Trust)1.1 miGP surgeryThe Elms Medical Centre34 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell16 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDelamere Street Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools23 primary, 6 secondary, 3 independent, 4 special, 1 otherIndependentThe Queen's Schoolages 3-18, 382 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChester Blue Coat Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 369 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChester International Schoolages 14-19, 229 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRiverside College Halton13.5 miUniversityUniversity of Chesterunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL9.9 miRailway stationChesterunder a mileBus stationChester Bus Interchangeunder a mileFerryWoodside Birkenhead Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops149 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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