Chester City & the Garden Quarter
vs Lache

Chester City & the Garden Quarter has the younger population: 40% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Lache. Homes in Lache sold for a median of £210,000, 5% above Chester City & the Garden Quarter. Lache has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 13%).

Chester City & the Garden Quarter

591 postcodes

Lache

112 postcodes

Cheshire West and Chester

city average

People

Chester City & the Garden Quarter has 18,335 residents in 8,628 households; Lache has 5,905 in 2,596. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (14% and 14%). Chester City & the Garden Quarter has the higher share of people living alone: 47%, 14.4 percentage points more than Lache (Cheshire West and Chester: 30%).

18,335Residents (2021)

5,905Residents (2021)

357,150Residents (2021)

8,628Households

2,596Households

155,154Households

39.9%Aged 15–29

17.5%Aged 15–29

16.7%Aged 15–29

13.8%Aged 65 and over

14.0%Aged 65 and over

21.2%Aged 65 and over

47.1%Living alone

32.7%Living alone

30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is flats in Chester City & the Garden Quarter (43%) and semi-detached houses in Lache (49%). Lache has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 14.4 percentage points more than Chester City & the Garden Quarter (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). Chester City & the Garden Quarter has the higher share of private renting: 43%, 24 percentage points more than Lache (Cheshire West and Chester: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,225 in Chester City & the Garden Quarter and £210,000 in Lache, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.

£200,225Median sale price

£210,000Median sale price

£265,000Median sale price

37.7%Owner-occupied

52.1%Owner-occupied

68.3%Owner-occupied

42.6%Private renting

18.6%Private renting

15.7%Private renting

17.3%Social renting

28.3%Social renting

14.6%Social renting

5.4%Detached houses

17.4%Detached houses

30.6%Detached houses

10.9%Semi-detached houses

48.8%Semi-detached houses

36.3%Semi-detached houses

30.0%Terraced houses

22.1%Terraced houses

20.6%Terraced houses

42.9%Flats

10.6%Flats

9.8%Flats

Surroundings

Lache has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 2.3 percentage points more than Chester City & the Garden Quarter (Cheshire West and Chester: 14%). A typical postcode has 391 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Chester City & the Garden Quarter, and 64 in Lache. The typical postcode is 488 m from the nearest school in Chester City & the Garden Quarter and 386 m in Lache. The typical postcode is 766 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Chester City & the Garden Quarter and 3,203 m in Lache. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 50% of premises in Chester City & the Garden Quarter and 97% in Lache.

12.6%Green space within 500 m

14.9%Green space within 500 m

14.1%Green space within 500 m

391Services within 15 min (median)

64Services within 15 min (median)

42Services within 15 min (median)

488 mNearest school (median)

386 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

766 mNearest tram or rail (median)

3.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

93Postcodes in flood risk areas

34Postcodes in flood risk areas

535Postcodes in flood risk areas

50.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

97.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

88.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 222 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Chester City & the Garden Quarter and 60 in Lache, against 76 across Cheshire West and Chester. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

222Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

60Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

76Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Chester City & the Garden Quarter

Chester City & the Garden Quarter is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 18,335 people in 8,628 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,225 over the past two years, 24% below the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% below the Cheshire West and Chester average.

Lache

Lache is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 5,905 people in 2,596 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 21% below the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Cheshire West and Chester average.

More comparisons.

Chester City & the Garden Quarter and Lache next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.

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Chester City & the Garden Quartervs Lache