Blacon North

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 6,321 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,133 of 6,856 in England
  • #727 of 932 in North West
  • #45 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,242
Median age (est.)38
Density4,208per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above19%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 40%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 18%Other: 13%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 18%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Caring & leisure 15% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Caring & leisure15%
Sales & customer service12%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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.

In summary

Blacon North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,133 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #45 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (87) but weak on Employment (7). Typical homes here, about £182,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 60 sales), 30% below the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,001 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 84 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 10 · #6,140
Employment 7 · #6,380
Education 8 · #6,332
Health 11 · #6,106
Crime 15 · #5,825
Housing & access 52 · #3,282
Living environment 87 · #869

House prices ?

£182,500median (12m) · +1.4% yr · n=60
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£182,50060+1.4%+27.0%
Detached£223,5006-8.4%+6.4%
Semi-detached£190,00027+4.1%+30.1%
Terraced£170,00026+4.6%+42.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£182,500
Cheshire West and Chester£260,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£29,001±£4,192 · #6,565 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,984
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

84 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 531 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #4,276 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences309
Theft45
Burglary16
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons78
Drugs26
Robbery0
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 37 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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