Chester postcode area | |
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Postcode area | CH |
Postcode area name | Chester |
Post towns | 13 |
Postcode districts | 37 |
Postcode sectors | 213 |
Postcodes (live) | 18,595 |
Postcodes (total) | 23,317 |
Statistics as at February 2012 |
Postcode district boundaries: Bing / Google
The CH postcode area, also known as the Chester postcode area, is a group of postcode districts near the England/Wales border. Having previously roughly covered the former Chester district and present-day Flintshire county, postcodes for the Wirral Peninsula (CH41-49, 60-66) were transferred to it in 1999 from the L postcode area. It includes Birkenhead, Chester, Ellesmere Port, Neston, Prenton and Wallasey in England and Bagillt, Buckley, Connah's Quay, Flint, Holywell and Mold in Wales.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: