The CH postcode area, also known as the Chester postcode area, is a group of 37 postcode districts in

North West England North West England is one of nine official regions of England and consists of the ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,4 ...

and

North East Wales North East Wales () is an area or region of Wales, commonly defined as a grouping of the principal areas of Denbighshire, Flintshire, and Wrexham County Borough in the north-east of the country. These principal areas comprise most (excluding C ...

. Together the districts cover west

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

, the Wirral part of

Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Greater Manchester to the east, Cheshire to the south, the Wales, Welsh county of Flintshire across ...

, and east

Flintshire Flintshire () is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, the Dee Estuary to the north-east, the English county of Cheshire to the east, Wrexham County Borough to the south, and Denbighshire to the west. ...

. Its thirteen

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in t ...

s are Bagillt,

Birkenhead Birkenhead () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. It lies within the Historic counties of England, historic co ...

, Buckley,

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

Deeside Deeside () is the name given to a predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages in Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border, Wales–England border lying near the canalised stretch of the River Dee, Wales, River Dee t ...

Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port ( ) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south-eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, north of Chester, on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal. In the 2021 Unite ...

Flint Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Historically, flint was widely used to make stone tools and start ...

, Holywell,

Mold A mold () or mould () is one of the structures that certain fungus, fungi can form. The dust-like, colored appearance of molds is due to the formation of Spore#Fungi, spores containing Secondary metabolite#Fungal secondary metabolites, fungal ...

Neston Neston is a market town and civil parish in Cheshire, England. It is within the part of the Wirral Peninsula that belongs to the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. The built up area (as defined by the Office for National Statistic ...

, Prenton,

Wallasey Wallasey () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is at the mouth of the River Mersey, on the north-eastern corner of the Wirral Peninsula. It lies within the Historic counties of England, historic county bou ...

, and Wirral. The postcodes for the

Wirral Peninsula The Wirral Peninsula (), known locally as the Wirral, is a peninsula in North West England. The roughly rectangular peninsula is about long and wide, and is bounded by the Dee Estuary to the west, the Mersey Estuary to the east, and Liverpo ...

were originally covered by the

L postcode area The L postcode area, also known as the Liverpool postcode area, is a group of Postcodes in the United Kingdom, postcode districts in North West England. Together they cover central and southern Merseyside, southern West Lancashire, and a small p ...

, until they were transferred to the CH postcode area in 1999. The postcode numbers were unchanged, for example L41 became CH41. Mail for the CH postcode area is processed at Chester Mail Centre, along with mail for the LL and SY postcode areas. __TOC__

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! CH1 , CHESTER , Blacon,

, Higher Ferry,

Capenhurst Capenhurst is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is two miles south west of Ellesmere Port, at the southern end of the Wi ...

, Backford ,

Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire West and Chester is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to l ...

, - ! CH2 , CHESTER , Backford,

Elton Elton may refer to: Places England * Elton, Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire), a village ** Elton Hall, a baronial hall * Elton, Cheshire, a village and civil parish * Elton, County Durham, a village and civil parish in the Borough of ...

, Hoole, Ince,

Mickle Trafford Mickle Trafford is a village in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England. It is the main village in the civil parish of Mickle Trafford and District. The A56 road from Chester to Warrington passes through the village and the Chester to Manc ...

, Moston, Newton, Upton-by-Chester , Cheshire West and Chester , - ! CH3 , CHESTER , Boughton,

, Huntington, Mouldsworth, Tarvin, Tattenhall, Farndon, Waverton, Saighton, Upton-by-Chester , Cheshire West and Chester , - ! CH4 , CHESTER ,

, Curzon Park,

Handbridge Handbridge is a district of Chester, England on the south bank of the River Dee. A settlement has existed on the site since the Iron Age , but the site saw major expansion during the collapse of the Roman occupation of Britain, as the city grew ...

, Lache,

Pulford Pulford is a village and former civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Poulton and Pulford, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the B5445 road, ...

, Penyffordd, Broughton,

Saltney Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government Community (Wales), community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are Unparished area, unparished. The ...

, Cheshire West and Chester, Flintshire , - ! CH5 , DEESIDE , Connah's Quay, Shotton, Queensferry, Sealand, Garden City, Sandycroft, Hawarden,

Ewloe Ewloe (; , ) is a village and electoral ward in the community (Wales), community of Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated close to the Flintshire/Cheshire sector of the Wales-England border. Flintshire County Council is based at St Davi ...

, Mancot , Flintshire , - !rowspan=2, CH6 , BAGILLT , Bagillt , rowspan=2, Flintshire , - , FLINT ,

, Oakenholt, Flint Mountain , - !rowspan=2, CH7 , BUCKLEY , Buckley , rowspan=2, Flintshire,

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. It borders the Irish Sea to the north, Flintshire to the east, Wrexham to the southeast, Powys to the south, and Gwynedd and Conwy to the west. Rhyl is the largest town, and Ruthi ...

, - , MOLD ,

, Leeswood, Treuddyn, Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Caerwys,

Northop Hall Northop Hall is a village and Community (Wales), community near Connah's Quay in Flintshire, Wales. Located to the east of Northop, near the A55 road, A55 North Wales Expressway, the village is largely residential in character. At the United Kin ...

, - ! CH8 , HOLYWELL , Holywell, Trelogan, Milwr, Holway, Carmel, Lloc, Bryn Celyn, Greenfield, Halkyn, Lixwm, Talacre , Flintshire , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH25 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", BIRKENHEAD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' PO Boxes'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH26 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", PRENTON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH27 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WALLASEY , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH28 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WIRRAL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes in Moreton'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH29 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WIRRAL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes in

Hoylake Hoylake () is a coast, seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is at the north west of the Wirral Peninsula, near West Kirby and where the River Dee, Wales, River Dee meets the Irish Sea. At the 2021 United K ...

'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH30 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WIRRAL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes in Upton'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH31 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WIRRAL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes in

Heswall Heswall () is a coastal town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It was historically part of Cheshire and became part of Merseyside in 1974. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 202 ...

'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH32 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WIRRAL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes in

New Ferry New Ferry is an urban area on the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located on the Wirral Peninsula, with the River Mersey to the east and the town of Bebington to the west. Within the boundaries of the historic count ...

'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH33 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", NESTON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH34 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ELLESMERE PORT , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''PO Boxes'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! CH41 , BIRKENHEAD ,

, Claughton, Seacombe, Tranmere, Woodside , Wirral , - ! CH42 , BIRKENHEAD ,

, Oxton, Prenton, Rock Ferry , Wirral , - ! CH43 , PRENTON , Beechwood, Bidston, Noctorum, Oxton, Prenton , Wirral , - ! CH44 , WALLASEY , Egremont,

Liscard Liscard is an area of the town of Wallasey, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. The most centrally located of Wallasey's townships, it is the main shopping area of the town, with many shops located in the Cherry Tree Sh ...

, Poulton, Seacombe,

, Wirral , - ! CH45 , WALLASEY , New Brighton,

, Wallasey Village , Wirral , - ! CH46 , WIRRAL , Leasowe, Moreton, Saughall Massie , Wirral , - ! CH47 , WIRRAL ,

, Meols , Wirral , - ! CH48 , WIRRAL ,

Caldy Caldy (historically spelt Calday) is a small, affluent village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, south-east of West Kirby. It is part of the West Kirby & Thurstaston Ward (country subdivision), Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wi ...

, Frankby, Grange,

, Newton, West Kirby , Wirral , - ! CH49 , WIRRAL , Greasby, Landican, Saughall Massie, Upton, Woodchurch , Wirral , - ! CH60 , WIRRAL ,

, Gayton , Wirral , - ! CH61 , WIRRAL , Barnston,

(part), Irby, Pensby,

Thingwall Thingwall is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in Merseyside, England. The village is situated approximately to the south west of Birkenhead and north east of Heswall. Historically part of Cheshire, the area is within the Pensby and Thingw ...

, Thurstaston , Wirral , - ! CH62 , WIRRAL ,

Bromborough Bromborough ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England, on the Wirral Peninsula south-east of Bebington and north of Eastham. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Cheshire, and became part of Merseysi ...

, Eastham,

Port Sunlight Port Sunlight is a model village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located between Lower Bebington and New Ferry, on the Wirral Peninsula. Port Sunlight was built by Lever Brothers to accommodate workers in ...

, Spital , Wirral , - ! CH63 , WIRRAL , Brimstage,

, Clatterbridge, Higher Bebington, Lower Bebington, Raby, Raby Mere, Spital, Storeton, Thornton Hough , Wirral , - ! CH64 , NESTON , Parkgate,

, Willaston, Little Neston, Ness, Puddington, Burton , Cheshire West and Chester , - ! CH65 , ELLESMERE PORT ,

Great Sutton Great Sutton is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is a suburb of Ellesmere Port and, as with Little Sutton to the north, was once a s ...

Whitby Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is on the Yorkshire Coast at the mouth of the River Esk, North Yorkshire, River Esk and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. From the Middle Ages, Whitby ...

, Wolverham , Cheshire West and Chester , - ! CH66 , ELLESMERE PORT , Childer Thornton,

, Hooton, Ledsham, Little Sutton,

Overpool Overpool is a village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire, England. It is a suburb of Ellesmere Port, and part of the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester. History The name means "upper pool" and derives from the Old English words '' ...

, Cheshire West and Chester , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH88 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CHESTER , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' North West Securities Bank'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CH99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CHESTER , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' Benefits Agency, St. Michaels Financial Services & Chargecard'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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Using Welsh alternative addresses within Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Chester Postcode areas covering Wales Postcode areas covering North West England

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