Neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester

North West · 47 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#120 of 296 local authorities · 47 neighbourhoods · 361,799 residents

Income61

Employment56

Education58

Health51

Crime58

Housing & access60

Living env.61

Residents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Winsford Over (9) to Boughton Heath & Huntington (97); 2% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Cheshire West and Chester contains both ends of the scale: Boughton Heath & Huntington at 97 out of 100 (#204 of 6,856 in England) against Winsford Over at 9, an 88-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 21 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 12 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £136,000 in Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore to £430,000 in Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley — a 3.2× gap within Cheshire West and Chester.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,994a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)44

Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Cheshire West and Chester

£260,000median home sold over the past year · +17.1% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 5,043 sales

Detached£400,000

Semi-detached£245,000

Terraced£195,000

Flat£150,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Cheshire West and Chester

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

Blacon2 Chester2 Chester Boughton2 Ellesmere Port3 Little Sutton3 Upton2 Winsford4

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Boughton Heath & Huntington	204	97	£313,750
Hartford & Kingsmead	204	97	£365,000
Upton West & Heath	320	95	£320,350
Little Sutton West	341	95	£283,500
Ellesmere Port South	375	94	£230,000
Whitby & Stanney Woods	505	93	£240,000
Kelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes	519	92	£370,000
Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton	540	92	£420,000
Chester Handbridge Park	629	91	£358,500
Helsby & Kingsley	807	88	£315,000
Hooton, Willaston & Ness	869	87	£365,746
Little Neston	882	87	£267,500
Sandiway	896	87	£420,000
Davenham & Moulton	1,019	85	£320,000
Vicars Cross & Hoole East	1,122	84	£312,500
Tarporley & Eddisbury Hill	1,259	82	£425,000
Capenhurst, Saughall & Moston	1,534	78	£365,000
Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley	1,719	75	£430,000
Churton, Farndon & Malpas	2,178	68	£375,500
Frodsham	2,178	68	£300,000
Dodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon	2,219	68	£426,250
Chester Boughton East	2,342	66	£250,000
Lostock & Wincham	2,377	65	£315,498
Chester City & Garden Quarter	2,500	64	£210,000
Great Sutton	2,761	60	£201,000
Neston & Parkgate	2,788	59	£289,250
Winsford North	2,884	58	£245,000
Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow	3,007	56	£243,000
Barnton	3,487	49	£205,000
Weaverham	3,501	49	£210,000
Northwich Central & Winnington	3,611	47	£237,500
Upton East	3,618	47	£284,500
Chester Boughton West & Hoole	4,159	39	£207,000
Greenbank	4,262	38	£177,500
Little Sutton North & Overpool	4,461	35	£185,000
Rudheath West & Leftwich	4,666	32	£226,000
Winsford Glebe Green	4,858	29	£207,500
Lache	5,105	26	£220,000
Ellesmere Port Pooltown Road	5,393	21	£185,000
Wharton	5,626	18	£189,250
Winsford Central	5,866	14	£160,000
Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore	6,003	12	£136,000
Wolverham & Stanlow	6,058	12	£165,250
Little Sutton East	6,113	11	£157,250
Blacon North	6,133	10	£182,500
Blacon South	6,147	10	£190,000
Winsford Over	6,222	9	£195,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Cheshire West and Chester

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Kelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes	20
Little Neston	22
Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley	24
Vicars Cross & Hoole East	27
Ellesmere Port South	27

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Boughton Heath & Huntington	£47,288
Kelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes	£46,465
Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton	£46,181
Chester Handbridge Park	£45,073
Upton West & Heath	£44,693

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore	4.3×
Little Sutton East	5.0×
Greenbank	5.2×
Barnton	5.4×
Winsford Central	5.5×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester

Postcode districts that overlap Cheshire West and Chester — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH33 CH34 CH62 CH63 CH64 CH65 CH66 CH70 CH88 CH99 CW4 CW6 CW7 CW8 CW9 CW10 L62 L63 L64 L65 L66 SY13 SY14 WA4 WA6 WA7 WA16

People living in Cheshire West and Chester Census 2021

Residents357,154

Median age (est.)44

Density388per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above36%

No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 15%Private rent 16%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	21%
Managers & directors	14%
Associate professional	13%
Elementary	10%
Skilled trades	9%
Administrative	9%
Caring & leisure	9%
Sales & customer service	8%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Cheshire West and Chester.

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