Housing in CH3 5PU
What the homes in CH3 5PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester Boughton East
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,603 (2024)
CH3 5PUChester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.8%). Flats make up 34.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH3 5PU area is broadly in line with that, at 58.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.4% of households against 20.5%. 35.1% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented19.4%20.5%
- Social rented20.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 28.5%. 18.5% 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 CH3 5PU sits in (Chester Boughton East): about 1,603 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.