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Housing in CH4 7DB

What the homes in CH4 7DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chester Handbridge Park
Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,832 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (50.7%). Flats make up 24.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CH4 7DBEngland
Detached4.4%22.9%
Semi-detached20.2%31.5%
Terraced50.7%23%
Purpose-built flat21%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH4 7DB area is below that, at 48.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 45.9% of households against 20.5%. 29.2% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.

CH4 7DB
49%
46%
England
  • Owned48.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented45.9%20.5%
  • Social rented5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH4 7DBEngland
Owned outright29.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent43.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH4 7DBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.7%. 15.6% of households include dependent children.

CH4 7DBEngland
Living alone, under 6624.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.2%12.8%
Couple, no children20.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH4 7DB sits in (Chester Handbridge Park): about 1,832 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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