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Housing in CH1 4JH

What the homes in CH1 4JH 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
1,949 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (66.8%). Flats make up 73.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CH1 4JHEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached4.5%31.5%
Terraced21%23%
Purpose-built flat66.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.9% of households in the CH1 4JH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 16% own outright and 18.8% with a mortgage.

CH1 4JH
35%
42%
15%
England
  • Owned34.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership8.5%1%
  • Private rented41.9%20.5%
  • Social rented14.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH1 4JHEngland
Owned outright16%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36%18.2%
Other private rented5.9%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association13.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 53% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH1 4JHEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (47.4%). 6.1% of households include dependent children.

CH1 4JHEngland
Living alone, under 6647.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.6%12.8%
Couple, no children23.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children4.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.9%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Cheshire West and ChesterEngland
All homes£991£1,459
One bedroom£725£1,195
Two bedrooms£914£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,121£1,489
Four or more£1,612£2,161
Detached£1,400£1,640
Semi-detached£1,123£1,449
Terraced£979£1,435
Flat or maisonette£850£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CH1 4JH (Chester City & Garden Quarter) (about 1,949 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.

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