Housing in CH1 4HT
What the homes in CH1 4HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester City & Garden Quarter
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,800 (2024)
CH1 4HTChester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (51.4%). Flats make up 16%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH1 4HT area is well below that, at 39%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 50.9% of households against 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned39%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented50.9%20.5%
- Social rented8.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 38.8%. 9.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Cheshire West and Chester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire West and Chester, August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH1 4HT sits in (Chester City & Garden Quarter): about 1,800 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.