Water Tower Street is in Chester and in Chester district. CH1 2AE is located in the Chester City & the Garden Quarter electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of City of Chester. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Water Tower Street, Chester, CH1 2AE and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CH1 2AD, CH1 4EJ, CH1 2AW, CH1 2AJ, CH1 2AH, CH1 4HA, CH1 2AY, CH1 4EB, CH1 2NE.

Water Tower Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Water Tower Street are based on 6 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Chester.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for CH1 2AE

Average Price
£363,175
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£376,834
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£226,588
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Water Tower Street

Average Price
£398,228
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Water Tower Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
7 Water Tower Street, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£515,0002023-05-03 £506,670
4 Water Tower Street, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£310,0002022-03-04 £317,997
4 Water Tower Street, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£230,0002016-07-04 £297,828
8 Water Tower Street, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£183,8002014-11-24 £256,472
4 Water Tower Street, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£175,0002014-01-08 £226,588

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Mary's Community Nursery School
Old Wrexham Road, CH4 7HS 		1,867 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
Walpole Street, CH1 4HG 		537 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy
Union Street, CH1 1QP 		962 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lightfoot Street, Hoole CH2 3AD 		1,690 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge CH4 7HS 		1,804 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Newton Primary School
Kingsway West, Newton CH2 2LA 		1,806 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedChester International School
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Handbridge CH4 7AE 		1,265 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Queen's Park High School
Queens Park Road, Handbridge CH4 7AE 		1,366 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Catholic High School, Chester
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge CH4 7HS 		1,956 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High School
Vaughans Lane, Great Boughton CH3 5XF 		2,477 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College
Melbourne Road, Blacon CH1 5JH 		3,055 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Queen's School
City Walls Road, CH1 2NN 		332 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedAbbey School for Exceptional Children
10-12 Abbey Square, Chester CH1 2HU 		406 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Chester
Parkgate Road, CH1 4BJ 		624 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Ancora House School
Countess of Chester Health Park, CH2 1BQ 		2,000 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Firs School
45 Newton Lane, Chester CH2 2HJ 		2,138 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Northgate Locks Resource CentreCanal Street Day Centre Canal Street65 yd
Marmalade67 Northgate Street144 yd
Blue Bell 1494 LtdThe Blue Bell, 65 Northgate Street151 yd
Augusto Pizzeria61 - 63 Northgate Street154 yd
Red LionThe Red Lion, 59 Northgate Street156 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Liverpool ArmsThe Liverpool Arms, 79 Northgate Street139 yd
Coach House (Chester) LtdThe Coach And Horses, 39 Northgate Street165 yd
JAX@CH1 ltd100 Northgate Street195 yd
Shropshire ArmsThe Shropshire Arms, 45 Northgate Street210 yd
Northgates by Fresh Pots Food House70 - 72 Northgate Street237 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Chip'd124 Northgate Street174 yd
The Sunrise Patisserie6 Rufus Court181 yd
Neighbourhood Bakehouse108 Northgate Street190 yd
Blue lagoon15 Upper Northgate Street204 yd
Go Fresco86 Northgate Street219 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco5 Delamere Street269 yd
Tesco Stores Limited22 - 24 Northgate Street397 yd
Sainsburys14 - 20, Watergate Row North Watergate Street419 yd
Tesco40 - 44 Frodsham Street518 yd
Iceland Frozen FoodsIceland Frodsham Street548 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Club Moativation (Chester)
TRINITY STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool280 yd
The Queen'S Senior School
CITY WALLS ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches307 yd
Northgate Arena
Victoria Road 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool460 yd
Dutch Houses Fitness Centre (Chester) Ltd (Closed)
Bridge Street Row West 		health and fitness suite505 yd
The Chester Racecourse Polo Club
WATERGATE SQUARE 		grass pitches561 yd
Mill Hotel Health Club
MILTON STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool792 yd
University Of Chester (Chester Campus)
CRAIGSIDE CRAIGSIDE EXTON PARK 		artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts808 yd
Braventis Gym
ARTHUR STREET 		health and fitness suite893 yd
Chester City Baths
CHESTER CITY BATHS CHESTER CITY BATHS UNION STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool930 yd
Total Fitness (Chester)
Liverpool Road 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool995 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed67.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed71 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed153.66 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed153.66 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed17.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed22.85 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Water Tower Street dangerous?

In 2023, 1748 crimes were reported near Water Tower Street . Only 3% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CH1 2AE.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 1748
Violence And Sexual Offences 546
Anti Social Behaviour 316
Public Order 196
Shoplifting 182
Drugs 139
Other Theft 119
Criminal Damage And Arson 90
Bicycle Theft 41
Burglary 36
Theft From The Person 24
Possession Of Weapons 20
Vehicle Crime 17
Other Crime 14
Robbery 8

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of CH1 2AE.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Nightclub431 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Theatre/Concert Hall193 yd

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CH1 2AE area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee186
Student (economically inactive)115
Retired105
Self-Employed65
Part-Time Employee47
Full-Time Student (with or without job)44
Looking after home or family11
Unemployed8
Other7
Long-Term Sick or disabled4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles39
Manufacturing27
Accommodation and food service activities27
Professional, scientific and technical activities26
Education19
Human health and social work activities15
Information and communication12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Construction8
Financial and insurance activities8
Administrative and support service activities6
Other4
Real estate activities4
Transport and storage3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing1

People

Gender

Female238
Male384

Partnership Status

Single324
Married: Opposite sex139
Married: Same sex2
Civil partnership: Same sex1
Separated48
Divorced51
Widowed24

Health

Very good health248
Good health274
Fair health84
Bad health12
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications47
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 29
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 65
Apprenticeship31
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 111
Degree or Similar 293
Other15

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi4
Chinese5
Indian2
Other Asian12
Black African23
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other11
White541
Roma3
Arab12
Other3

Country of Birth

United Kingdom505
European Union29
Rest of Europe5
Africa33
Middle East and Asia30
The Americas and the Caribbean16
Oceania3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK505
10+ Years35
5-10 Years8
2-5 Years12
Less than 2 years59

Passport Held

United Kingdom499
Ireland5
France3
Germany1
Italy11
Portugal2
Spain3
Poland3
Romania5
Other EU countries2
Other Europe1
North Africa5
Central and Western Africa17
Middle East5
Eastern Asia7
Southern Asia5
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean7
Central and South America1
Oceania2
No passport held31

Religion

No religion176
Christian376
Buddhist7
Hindu5
Muslim15
Other religion9
Not answered34
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