Other nearby places include Upton-by-Chester to the north, Saughall and Mollington to the north-west, Newtown to the north-east and the border town of Saltney to the south.

[5] It was a small farming village community until major building work by Chester City Council began in the early 1950s.

Most of the older and original estate, was built in the ten years to 1960; though further parts were added on the old army camp site in South Blacon, in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

In 2015, the Parade Enterprise Centre opened, a joint venture between Avenue Services and Cheshire West and Chester Council.

A mixture of wooden and 'Nissen' huts were occupied by soldiers until the late 1950s; and the army firing range was still in evidence until the Chester City Council 'tower block' buildings of the mid-1960s.

[17][18] Although the old station and railway line have gone, they have been replaced with a tarmac road surface, which now provides a cycle path, jogging track and a countryside walkway.

The site (in November 2009) was undergoing phase 2 of a major development to introduce pathways, fencing and special hard-landscaping features.

The community trust placed a large train wheel mosaic consisting of pieces from schools and services local to the Blacon area.

There are now new stairs and ramps for easy access, signs containing the history of the station (exact contents will be given at a later date), and various landscaping improvements to increase appearance and appeal.

Blacon, as part of the Chester North and Neston constituency, is represented in the UK Parliament by Samantha Dixon, of the Labour Party.