CH3 · Cheshire West and Chester

CH3 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 1,102 postcodes across 5 sectors in Cheshire West and Chester.

Full fibre

Gigabit

69%

Superfast

89%

Postcodes

1,102

CH3 represents Cheshire East's largest district at 1,102 postcodes, where 69.3% reach gigabit but 3.2% remain below 10 Mbps, a substantial underserved tail.

Broadband speeds in CH3

Share of CH3 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 1,102 postcodes in the district.

Gigabit availability is 69.3% across 1,102 postcodes, with 70% capable of 300 Mbps or above. The one-point alignment shows cable or fibre as the primary deployment, though this district lags both Cheshire West districts examined so far. Superfast reaches 89%, meaning 11% of postcodes fall below 30 Mbps, a notable share. Below-10-Mbps postcodes represent 3.2% of the district, and 0.3% sit below USO, indicating real underserve. The distribution spreads wider here: 70% in 300 Mbps-plus, 19% in 30 to 300, and a 3.2% tail of very slow. Wireless services cover 6.1%, suggesting selective deployment to patch wireline gaps. This is a more rugged picture than Cheshire West; infrastructure remains good, but the district's geographic scale or mixed provider footprint leaves a thicker underserved fringe.

Under 2 Mbps

<1%

2 to 5 Mbps

5 to 10 Mbps

10 to 30 Mbps

30 to 300 Mbps

19%

300 Mbps and above

70%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

<1%

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

CH3 splits into 5 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

Sector	Postcodes	Superfast	Full fibre	Gigabit
CH3 5	281	100%	0%	90%
CH3 6	242	86%	0%	63%
CH3 7	215	88%	0%	77%
CH3 8	148	91%	0%	59%
CH3 9	216	79%	0%	50%

All CH3 5 postcodes (281)

CH3 5AA CH3 5AB CH3 5AD CH3 5AE CH3 5AF CH3 5AG CH3 5AH CH3 5AJ CH3 5AL CH3 5AN CH3 5AP CH3 5AQ CH3 5AR CH3 5AS CH3 5AU CH3 5AW CH3 5AX CH3 5AY CH3 5AZ CH3 5BB CH3 5BD CH3 5BE CH3 5BF CH3 5BG CH3 5BH CH3 5BJ CH3 5BL CH3 5BN CH3 5BP CH3 5BQ CH3 5BR CH3 5BS CH3 5BU CH3 5BW CH3 5DA CH3 5DB CH3 5DD CH3 5DE CH3 5DF CH3 5DH CH3 5DJ CH3 5DL CH3 5DN CH3 5DP CH3 5DR CH3 5DS CH3 5DU CH3 5DW CH3 5DX CH3 5DY CH3 5DZ CH3 5EA CH3 5EB CH3 5ED CH3 5EE CH3 5EF CH3 5EG CH3 5EH CH3 5EJ CH3 5EL CH3 5EN CH3 5EP CH3 5EQ CH3 5ER CH3 5ES CH3 5ET CH3 5EU CH3 5EW CH3 5EY CH3 5EZ CH3 5FA CH3 5HA CH3 5HB CH3 5HD CH3 5HE CH3 5HF CH3 5HG CH3 5HH CH3 5HJ CH3 5HL CH3 5HN CH3 5HP CH3 5HQ CH3 5HR CH3 5HS CH3 5HT CH3 5HU CH3 5HW CH3 5HZ CH3 5JA CH3 5JB CH3 5JD CH3 5JE CH3 5JF CH3 5JG CH3 5JH CH3 5JJ CH3 5JL CH3 5JN CH3 5JP CH3 5JQ CH3 5JR CH3 5JS CH3 5JT CH3 5JU CH3 5JW CH3 5JX CH3 5JY CH3 5JZ CH3 5LA CH3 5LB CH3 5LD CH3 5LE CH3 5LF CH3 5LG CH3 5LH CH3 5LJ CH3 5LL CH3 5LN CH3 5LP CH3 5LQ CH3 5LR CH3 5LS CH3 5LT CH3 5LU CH3 5LW CH3 5LX CH3 5LY CH3 5LZ CH3 5NA CH3 5NE CH3 5NF CH3 5NG CH3 5NJ CH3 5NL CH3 5NN CH3 5NP CH3 5NQ CH3 5NR CH3 5NS CH3 5NT CH3 5NU CH3 5NW CH3 5NX CH3 5NY CH3 5NZ CH3 5PA CH3 5PB CH3 5PD CH3 5PE CH3 5PF CH3 5PG CH3 5PH CH3 5PJ CH3 5PL CH3 5PN CH3 5PP CH3 5PQ CH3 5PR CH3 5PS CH3 5PT CH3 5PU CH3 5PW CH3 5PX CH3 5PY CH3 5PZ CH3 5QA CH3 5QB CH3 5QD CH3 5QE CH3 5QF CH3 5QG CH3 5QH CH3 5QJ CH3 5QL CH3 5QN CH3 5QP CH3 5QQ CH3 5QR CH3 5QS CH3 5QT CH3 5QU CH3 5QW CH3 5QX CH3 5QY CH3 5QZ CH3 5RA CH3 5RB CH3 5RD CH3 5RE CH3 5RF CH3 5RH CH3 5RL CH3 5RN CH3 5RP CH3 5RQ CH3 5RR CH3 5RS CH3 5RT CH3 5RU CH3 5RW CH3 5RX CH3 5RY CH3 5RZ CH3 5SA CH3 5SB CH3 5SD CH3 5SE CH3 5SF CH3 5SG CH3 5SH CH3 5SJ CH3 5SL CH3 5SN CH3 5SP CH3 5SQ CH3 5SR CH3 5ST CH3 5SU CH3 5SW CH3 5SX CH3 5SY CH3 5SZ CH3 5TA CH3 5TD CH3 5TE CH3 5TF CH3 5TG CH3 5TH CH3 5TJ CH3 5TL CH3 5TN CH3 5TP CH3 5TQ CH3 5TR CH3 5TT CH3 5TU CH3 5TW CH3 5TX CH3 5TY CH3 5TZ CH3 5UA CH3 5UD CH3 5UE CH3 5UF CH3 5UG CH3 5UH CH3 5UJ CH3 5UL CH3 5UN CH3 5UP CH3 5UQ CH3 5UR CH3 5US CH3 5UT CH3 5UU CH3 5UW CH3 5UX CH3 5UY CH3 5UZ CH3 5XA CH3 5XB CH3 5XD CH3 5XE CH3 5XF CH3 5XG CH3 5XH CH3 5XJ CH3 5XL CH3 5XN CH3 5XP CH3 5XQ CH3 5XR CH3 5XS CH3 5XT CH3 5XW CH3 5XY CH3 5XZ CH3 5YB CH3 5YD CH3 5YF

All CH3 6 postcodes (242)

CH3 6AB CH3 6AD CH3 6AE CH3 6AF CH3 6AG CH3 6AH CH3 6AJ CH3 6AL CH3 6AN CH3 6AP CH3 6AQ CH3 6AR CH3 6AS CH3 6AT CH3 6AU CH3 6AW CH3 6AX CH3 6AY CH3 6AZ CH3 6BA CH3 6BB CH3 6BD CH3 6BE CH3 6BF CH3 6BG CH3 6BH CH3 6BJ CH3 6BL CH3 6BN CH3 6BP CH3 6BQ CH3 6BR CH3 6BS CH3 6BT CH3 6BU CH3 6BW CH3 6BX CH3 6BY CH3 6BZ CH3 6DA CH3 6DB CH3 6DD CH3 6DE CH3 6DF CH3 6DG CH3 6DH CH3 6DJ CH3 6DL CH3 6DN CH3 6DP CH3 6DQ CH3 6DR CH3 6DS CH3 6DT CH3 6DU CH3 6DW CH3 6DX CH3 6DY CH3 6DZ CH3 6EA CH3 6EB CH3 6ED CH3 6EE CH3 6EF CH3 6EG CH3 6EH CH3 6EJ CH3 6EL CH3 6EN CH3 6EP CH3 6EQ CH3 6ER CH3 6ES CH3 6ET CH3 6EU CH3 6EW CH3 6EX CH3 6EY CH3 6EZ CH3 6FA CH3 6FB CH3 6FD CH3 6FE CH3 6FF CH3 6FG CH3 6FH CH3 6FJ CH3 6FL CH3 6FN CH3 6FP CH3 6FQ CH3 6FR CH3 6FS CH3 6FT CH3 6FW CH3 6FX CH3 6FY CH3 6FZ CH3 6GA CH3 6GB CH3 6GD CH3 6GE CH3 6GF CH3 6GG CH3 6GH CH3 6GJ CH3 6GL CH3 6GN CH3 6GP CH3 6GQ CH3 6GR CH3 6GS CH3 6GT CH3 6GU CH3 6GW CH3 6HA CH3 6HJ CH3 6HL CH3 6HN CH3 6HP CH3 6HS CH3 6HT CH3 6HU CH3 6HW CH3 6HX CH3 6HZ CH3 6JA CH3 6JB CH3 6JD CH3 6JE CH3 6JF CH3 6JG CH3 6JJ CH3 6JN CH3 6JQ CH3 6JZ CH3 6LA CH3 6LB CH3 6LD CH3 6LE CH3 6LF CH3 6LG CH3 6LH CH3 6LJ CH3 6LL CH3 6LN CH3 6LP CH3 6LQ CH3 6LR CH3 6LT CH3 6LU CH3 6LW CH3 6LX CH3 6LY CH3 6LZ CH3 6NA CH3 6NB CH3 6ND CH3 6NE CH3 6NF CH3 6NG CH3 6NH CH3 6NJ CH3 6NL CH3 6NN CH3 6NP CH3 6NQ CH3 6NR CH3 6NS CH3 6NT CH3 6NU CH3 6NW CH3 6NX CH3 6NY CH3 6NZ CH3 6PA CH3 6PB CH3 6PD CH3 6PE CH3 6PF CH3 6PG CH3 6PH CH3 6PJ CH3 6PL CH3 6PN CH3 6PP CH3 6PQ CH3 6PR CH3 6PS CH3 6PT CH3 6PU CH3 6PW CH3 6PX CH3 6PY CH3 6PZ CH3 6QA CH3 6QB CH3 6QD CH3 6QE CH3 6QF CH3 6QG CH3 6QH CH3 6QJ CH3 6QL CH3 6QN CH3 6QP CH3 6QQ CH3 6QR CH3 6QS CH3 6QT CH3 6QU CH3 6QW CH3 6QX CH3 6QY CH3 6QZ CH3 6RA CH3 6RD CH3 6RE CH3 6RF CH3 6RG CH3 6RH CH3 6RJ CH3 6RL CH3 6RN CH3 6RP CH3 6RQ CH3 6RR CH3 6RS CH3 6RT CH3 6RU CH3 6RW CH3 6RX CH3 6RY CH3 6RZ CH3 6SA CH3 6SB CH3 6SD CH3 6SE CH3 6SF CH3 6SG CH3 6SH CH3 6SJ

All CH3 7 postcodes (215)

CH3 7AA CH3 7AD CH3 7AE CH3 7AF CH3 7AG CH3 7AH CH3 7AJ CH3 7AL CH3 7AN CH3 7AP CH3 7AQ CH3 7AR CH3 7AS CH3 7AT CH3 7AU CH3 7AW CH3 7AX CH3 7AY CH3 7AZ CH3 7BA CH3 7BB CH3 7BD CH3 7BE CH3 7BF CH3 7BH CH3 7BJ CH3 7BL CH3 7BN CH3 7BP CH3 7BQ CH3 7BR CH3 7BS CH3 7BT CH3 7BU CH3 7BW CH3 7BX CH3 7BY CH3 7DB CH3 7DD CH3 7DE CH3 7DF CH3 7DG CH3 7DH CH3 7DJ CH3 7DL CH3 7DN CH3 7DP CH3 7DQ CH3 7DR CH3 7DS CH3 7DW CH3 7DX CH3 7DY CH3 7DZ CH3 7EA CH3 7ED CH3 7EE CH3 7EF CH3 7EG CH3 7EH CH3 7EJ CH3 7EL CH3 7EN CH3 7EP CH3 7EQ CH3 7ER CH3 7ES CH3 7ET CH3 7EU CH3 7EW CH3 7EX CH3 7EY CH3 7EZ CH3 7FA CH3 7FB CH3 7FD CH3 7GA CH3 7GB CH3 7HA CH3 7HB CH3 7HD CH3 7HE CH3 7HF CH3 7HG CH3 7HH CH3 7HJ CH3 7HL CH3 7HN CH3 7HP CH3 7HQ CH3 7HS CH3 7HU CH3 7HW CH3 7HX CH3 7HY CH3 7HZ CH3 7JA CH3 7JB CH3 7JD CH3 7JE CH3 7JF CH3 7JH CH3 7JJ CH3 7JL CH3 7JN CH3 7JQ CH3 7JR CH3 7JS CH3 7JT CH3 7JU CH3 7JW CH3 7JY CH3 7JZ CH3 7LA CH3 7LB CH3 7LD CH3 7LE CH3 7LF CH3 7LG CH3 7LH CH3 7LJ CH3 7LL CH3 7LN CH3 7LP CH3 7LR CH3 7LS CH3 7LT CH3 7LU CH3 7LX CH3 7NA CH3 7NB CH3 7ND CH3 7NE CH3 7NF CH3 7NG CH3 7NH CH3 7NJ CH3 7NL CH3 7NN CH3 7NP CH3 7NQ CH3 7NR CH3 7NS CH3 7NT CH3 7NU CH3 7NW CH3 7NX CH3 7NY CH3 7NZ CH3 7PB CH3 7PD CH3 7PE CH3 7PF CH3 7PG CH3 7PH CH3 7PJ CH3 7PL CH3 7PN CH3 7PP CH3 7PQ CH3 7PR CH3 7PS CH3 7PT CH3 7PU CH3 7PW CH3 7PX CH3 7PY CH3 7PZ CH3 7QA CH3 7QB CH3 7QD CH3 7QE CH3 7QF CH3 7QG CH3 7QH CH3 7QJ CH3 7QL CH3 7QN CH3 7QP CH3 7QQ CH3 7QR CH3 7QS CH3 7QT CH3 7QU CH3 7QW CH3 7QX CH3 7QY CH3 7RA CH3 7RB CH3 7RE CH3 7RF CH3 7RG CH3 7RH CH3 7RL CH3 7RN CH3 7RP CH3 7RQ CH3 7RR CH3 7RS CH3 7RT CH3 7RU CH3 7RW CH3 7RX CH3 7RY CH3 7RZ CH3 7SA CH3 7SL CH3 7SN CH3 7SP CH3 7SR CH3 7SS CH3 7ST CH3 7SW CH3 7SX CH3 7SY

All CH3 8 postcodes (148)

CH3 8AA CH3 8AB CH3 8AD CH3 8AE CH3 8AF CH3 8AG CH3 8AH CH3 8AJ CH3 8AL CH3 8AN CH3 8AP CH3 8AQ CH3 8AR CH3 8AS CH3 8AT CH3 8AU CH3 8AW CH3 8AX CH3 8AY CH3 8AZ CH3 8BA CH3 8BB CH3 8BD CH3 8BE CH3 8BF CH3 8BG CH3 8BH CH3 8BJ CH3 8BL CH3 8BN CH3 8BP CH3 8BQ CH3 8BR CH3 8BS CH3 8BT CH3 8BU CH3 8BW CH3 8BX CH3 8BY CH3 8BZ CH3 8DA CH3 8DB CH3 8DD CH3 8DE CH3 8DF CH3 8DG CH3 8DH CH3 8DL CH3 8DN CH3 8DP CH3 8DQ CH3 8DR CH3 8DS CH3 8DT CH3 8DU CH3 8DW CH3 8DX CH3 8DY CH3 8DZ CH3 8EA CH3 8EB CH3 8ED CH3 8EE CH3 8EF CH3 8EG CH3 8EH CH3 8EJ CH3 8EL CH3 8EN CH3 8EP CH3 8EQ CH3 8ER CH3 8ES CH3 8ET CH3 8EU CH3 8EW CH3 8EX CH3 8EY CH3 8EZ CH3 8FA CH3 8HA CH3 8HB CH3 8HD CH3 8HE CH3 8HF CH3 8HG CH3 8HH CH3 8HJ CH3 8HL CH3 8HN CH3 8HP CH3 8HR CH3 8HS CH3 8HW CH3 8HX CH3 8HZ CH3 8JA CH3 8JB CH3 8JD CH3 8JE CH3 8JF CH3 8JH CH3 8JL CH3 8JN CH3 8JP CH3 8JQ CH3 8JR CH3 8JS CH3 8JT CH3 8JU CH3 8JW CH3 8JX CH3 8JY CH3 8JZ CH3 8LA CH3 8LB CH3 8LD CH3 8LE CH3 8LF CH3 8LG CH3 8LH CH3 8LJ CH3 8LL CH3 8LN CH3 8LP CH3 8LQ CH3 8LR CH3 8LS CH3 8LT CH3 8LW CH3 8LX CH3 8LY CH3 8LZ CH3 8NA CH3 8NB CH3 8ND CH3 8NE CH3 8NF CH3 8NG CH3 8NH CH3 8NJ CH3 8NL CH3 8NN CH3 8NQ CH3 8NR CH3 8NT CH3 8NW CH3 8NX

All CH3 9 postcodes (216)

CH3 9AD CH3 9AE CH3 9AF CH3 9AG CH3 9AH CH3 9AJ CH3 9AL CH3 9AN CH3 9AP CH3 9AQ CH3 9AR CH3 9AS CH3 9AT CH3 9AU CH3 9AX CH3 9AY CH3 9AZ CH3 9BA CH3 9BB CH3 9BD CH3 9BE CH3 9BF CH3 9BG CH3 9BH CH3 9BJ CH3 9BL CH3 9BN CH3 9BP CH3 9BQ CH3 9BR CH3 9BS CH3 9BT CH3 9BU CH3 9BW CH3 9BX CH3 9BY CH3 9BZ CH3 9DA CH3 9DB CH3 9DE CH3 9DF CH3 9DJ CH3 9DN CH3 9DQ CH3 9DR CH3 9DS CH3 9DT CH3 9DU CH3 9DW CH3 9DX CH3 9DY CH3 9DZ CH3 9EA CH3 9EB CH3 9ED CH3 9EE CH3 9EG CH3 9EH CH3 9EL CH3 9EN CH3 9EP CH3 9EQ CH3 9ER CH3 9ES CH3 9ET CH3 9EU CH3 9EW CH3 9EX CH3 9EY CH3 9EZ CH3 9FA CH3 9FB CH3 9FD CH3 9FE CH3 9FF CH3 9FG CH3 9FH CH3 9FJ CH3 9FL CH3 9FN CH3 9FP CH3 9FQ CH3 9FR CH3 9FS CH3 9FW CH3 9FY CH3 9FZ CH3 9GA CH3 9GB CH3 9GD CH3 9GE CH3 9GF CH3 9HA CH3 9HB CH3 9HD CH3 9HE CH3 9HF CH3 9HG CH3 9HJ CH3 9HL CH3 9HN CH3 9HP CH3 9HQ CH3 9HR CH3 9HS CH3 9HT CH3 9HU CH3 9HW CH3 9HY CH3 9JA CH3 9JB CH3 9JD CH3 9JE CH3 9JG CH3 9JH CH3 9JJ CH3 9JL CH3 9JN CH3 9JP CH3 9JQ CH3 9JR CH3 9JS CH3 9JT CH3 9JU CH3 9JW CH3 9JY CH3 9JZ CH3 9LA CH3 9LB CH3 9LD CH3 9LE CH3 9LF CH3 9LG CH3 9LH CH3 9LJ CH3 9LL CH3 9LN CH3 9LP CH3 9LQ CH3 9LR CH3 9NA CH3 9NB CH3 9ND CH3 9NE CH3 9NF CH3 9NG CH3 9NH CH3 9NJ CH3 9NL CH3 9NN CH3 9NP CH3 9NQ CH3 9NS CH3 9NT CH3 9NU CH3 9NW CH3 9NX CH3 9NY CH3 9NZ CH3 9PA CH3 9PB CH3 9PD CH3 9PF CH3 9PG CH3 9PH CH3 9PJ CH3 9PL CH3 9PN CH3 9PP CH3 9PQ CH3 9PR CH3 9PS CH3 9PT CH3 9PU CH3 9PW CH3 9PX CH3 9PY CH3 9PZ CH3 9QA CH3 9QB CH3 9QD CH3 9QE CH3 9QF CH3 9QG CH3 9QH CH3 9QJ CH3 9QL CH3 9QN CH3 9QP CH3 9QQ CH3 9QR CH3 9QS CH3 9QT CH3 9QU CH3 9QW CH3 9QX CH3 9QY CH3 9QZ CH3 9RA CH3 9RB CH3 9RD CH3 9RE CH3 9RF CH3 9RG CH3 9RH CH3 9RJ CH3 9RL CH3 9SA CH3 9SB CH3 9SD CH3 9SE CH3 9SF CH3 9SG CH3 9SH CH3 9SJ CH3 9SL

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Living in Cheshire West and Chester

Nearly three-quarters enjoy strong speeds, but a real minority (perhaps 35 to 50 postcodes) struggle below 10 Mbps. These households may face genuine upgrade difficulties or are served by legacy networks not yet modernized.

Remote worker score

53/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

CH3 broadband FAQs

How bad is the 3.2% below 10 Mbps?

That's roughly 35 postcodes out of 1,102. If you're in one, you likely know it; speeds would be visibly poor for streaming or working from home. Requesting a check from your provider is priority one.

Is CH3 still worth moving to for broadband?

Two-thirds reach gigabit and only 3% hit below-10-Mbps speeds. It's better-served than many rural English districts, but worse than Cheshire West. Confirm your specific postcode.

Why the bigger tail of slow postcodes?

CH3 spans a larger area with mixed provider coverage. Geographic spread or mixed rollout histories often leave patchier service than densely built suburbs.

Could wireless help those below 10 Mbps?

Wireless covers 6.1% of the district and can reach 30 Mbps or above where available. If your address qualifies and coverage is good, it's worth considering.

Neighbouring districts

CH88

1 postcodes

0% superfast

CH2

842 postcodes

96% superfast

CH1

900 postcodes

94% superfast

CH4

907 postcodes

95% superfast

CW6

546 postcodes

88% superfast

WA6

961 postcodes

89% superfast

Check your exact postcode

Every postcode in CH3 has its own page with broadband speeds, house prices, school ratings and crime stats. You can also compare providers for your address.

Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources