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CH34

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Ellesmere Port and Overpool, in Cheshire West and Chester.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CH34 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in CH34 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
440
Joint 105th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.2%
Joint 330th highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How CH34 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CH34Middle
Population29 postcode districts, CH · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CH29 areas from 214 to 50,349. The middle area is 28,625. CH34 is 440.
4405th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares29 postcode districts, CH · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in CH29 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. CH34 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage29 postcode districts, CH · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CH29 areas from 52.8% to 98.6%. The middle area is 93.5%. CH34 is 98.2%.
98.2%joint 3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6429 postcode districts, CH · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in CH29 areas from 39.9% to 84.1%. The middle area is 62.4%. CH34 is 69.2%.
69.2%joint 2nd highest

Is CH34 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CH34 at a rate of 366.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 80.2 per 1,000 people across the CH postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CH34.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (61), other crime (40) and shoplifting (25).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CH34 was 263.2 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in CH341

Council1

Postcode districts next to CH341

Nearest rail stations4

More in the CH postcode area2

CH34 in brief

CH34 is a postcode district covering Ellesmere Port and Overpool, in Cheshire West and Chester.

About 456 people lived in CH34 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 366.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

CH34 had 440 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in CH34 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In CH34, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

69.2% of residents in CH34 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.