Handbridge is in Chester and in Chester district. CH4 7JF is located in the Handbridge Park 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 Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JF and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: CH4 7JW, CH4 7EP, CH4 7EZ, CH4 7JP, CH4 7DB, CH4 7EY, CH4 7JS, CH4 7JE, CH4 7JY.

Handbridge Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Handbridge are based on 19 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 CH4 7JF

Average Price
£692,839
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£219,625
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£2,112,480

Estimated Average Property Prices for Handbridge

Average Price
£206,639
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on HandbridgeStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Handbridge United Reformed Church Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Other, an established residential building 		£356,0002021-03-26 £366,084
68 Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£140,0002020-03-06 £170,138
Handbridge Service Station Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Other, an established residential building 		£4,400,0002019-07-19 £4,822,370
Handbridge Service Station Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Other, an established residential building 		£1,024,9972018-05-25 £1,148,986
72 Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire West And Chester
Terraced, an established residential building 		£214,0002017-08-10 £272,986

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 		620 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 4Overleigh St Mary's CofE Primary School
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge CH4 7HS 		538 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy
Union Street, CH1 1QP 		967 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Belgrave Primary School
Five Ashes Road, Westminster Park CH4 7QS 		1,733 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School
Walpole Street, CH1 4HG 		1,856 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Lightfoot Street, Hoole CH2 3AD 		1,877 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Queen's Park High School
Queens Park Road, Handbridge CH4 7AE 		275 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedChester International School
Queens Park Campus, Queens Park Road, Handbridge CH4 7AE 		435 yd Studio schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Catholic High School, Chester
Old Wrexham Road, Handbridge CH4 7HS 		746 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 		1,666 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Upton-by-Chester High School
St James Avenue, Upton-by-Chester CH2 1NN 		3,986 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 		1,080 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedAbbey School for Exceptional Children
10-12 Abbey Square, Chester CH1 2HU 		1,108 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dee Banks School
Dee Banks, Sandy Lane CH3 5UX 		1,443 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Chester
Parkgate Road, CH1 4BJ 		1,953 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe King's School
Wrexham Road, CH4 7QL 		2,051 yd Other independent school No 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
The Handbridge66 Handbridge28 yd
Brown Sugar19 Handbridge139 yd
Ship InnThe Ship Inn, 18 Handbridge204 yd
University of Chester At The RicRiverside Campus, 1 Castle Drive389 yd
Cafe At The Walls13, Bridge Place Lower Bridge Street394 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Grosvenor Arms32 Handbridge100 yd
The Red LionThe Red Lion, 37 Overleigh Road195 yd
Carlton TavernCarlton Tavern, 1 Hartington Street232 yd
Bear And Billet94 Lower Bridge Street403 yd
Ye Olde Kings HeadYe Olde Kings Head, 48 - 50 Lower Bridge Street541 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Paradise Pizza16 Queens Park View181 yd
Doorsteps5 Handbridge181 yd
New Wing Wah2 Hartington Street196 yd
Forty Six46 Lower Bridge Street557 yd
Riverside TakeawayCalypso Information Shop The Groves586 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
ASDA Handbridge - Queens Park Road PFSThe Co Coperative Food And Filling Station Handbridge96 yd
Tesco2 Pepper Street665 yd
Sainsburys14 - 20, Watergate Row North Watergate Street927 yd
Tesco Stores Limited22 - 24 Northgate Street984 yd
Home Bargains83 - 89 Foregate Street1,045 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Queen'S Park High School
QUEENS PARK ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite199 yd
Handbridge
PLAYING FIELD PLAYING FIELD OLD WREXHAM ROAD 		grass pitches408 yd
West Cheshire College (Hanbridge Campus) (Closed)
Eaton Road 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite478 yd
The Catholic High School Chester
OLD WREXHAM ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches691 yd
Dutch Houses Fitness Centre (Chester) Ltd (Closed)
Bridge Street Row West 		health and fitness suite842 yd
Garrison Ground
EATON ROAD 		grass pitches970 yd
The Chester Racecourse Polo Club
WATERGATE SQUARE 		grass pitches992 yd
Chester City Baths
CHESTER CITY BATHS CHESTER CITY BATHS UNION STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool998 yd
Club Moativation (Chester)
TRINITY STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,089 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

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 speed32.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed70.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed11.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Handbridge Street dangerous?

In 2023, 207 crimes were reported near Handbridge . 44% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CH4 7JF.

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

More Crime Statistics for Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JF

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 207
Violence And Sexual Offences 92
Public Order 28
Anti Social Behaviour 22
Criminal Damage And Arson 21
Other Theft 11
Drugs 8
Burglary 7
Vehicle Crime 5
Bicycle Theft 5
Shoplifting 4
Other Crime 3
Possession Of Weapons 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of CH4 7JF.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12DrugsUnder investigationOn or near Parking Area427 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Lower Bridge Street535 yd
2023-12BurglaryInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near The Cobbles316 yd
2023-12DrugsLocal resolutionOn or near St John'S Road482 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Shipgate Street420 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Overleigh Court237 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Overleigh Court237 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Olave Street535 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Westminster Green231 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Lower Bridge Street535 yd
More Crime Statistics for Handbridge, Chester, CH4 7JF

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CH4 7JF 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 Employee121
Student (economically inactive)76
Other63
Part-Time Employee46
Retired27
Self-Employed17
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Looking after home or family6
Unemployed3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles15
Human health and social work activities15
Education14
Professional, scientific and technical activities13
Manufacturing7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Information and communication5
Transport and storage5
Construction5
Other4
Administrative and support service activities4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security2
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2

People

Gender

Female163
Male222

Partnership Status

Single219
Married: Opposite sex57
Separated7
Divorced77
Widowed7

Health

Very good health209
Good health137
Fair health24
Bad health15

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications30
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 81
Apprenticeship14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 61
Degree or Similar 154
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese1
Other Asian19
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed White and African5
Mixed White and Caribbean2
White347
Roma5
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom339
European Union15
Rest of Europe13
Middle East and Asia8
The Americas and the Caribbean8
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK339
10+ Years7
5-10 Years13
2-5 Years24
Less than 2 years5

Passport Held

United Kingdom333
Italy5
Spain7
Poland1
Other EU countries3
Eastern Asia2
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America1
Oceania1
No passport held30

Religion

No religion226
Christian84
Buddhist6
Jewish1
Other religion1
Not answered67
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