Chester Boughton East
Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 6,982 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Chester Boughton · Postcode CH1 · CH2 · CH3
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,342 of 6,856 in England
- #266 of 932 in North West
- #22 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 29% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 29% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Elementary | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 44% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 13%
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
Chester Boughton East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,342 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (85) but weak on Living environment (18). Typical homes here sold for about £250,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 125 sales), in line with the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,656 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £250,000 | 125 | -4.6% | +15.9% |
| Detached | £480,000 | 9 | +17.6% | +46.3% |
| Semi-detached | £305,000 | 29 | +0.8% | +27.1% |
| Terraced | £237,000 | 63 | +8.2% | +24.1% |
| Flat | £183,750 | 24 | -21.8% | +26.7% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #656 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,997 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 164 |
| Theft | 39 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 |
| Public order & weapons | 59 |
| Drugs | 19 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 10 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Cheshire West and Chester
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Ripley WestAmber Valley66£233,500
- Horsforth EastLeeds66£270,000
- Irchester, Wollaston & BozeatNorth Northamptonshire66£281,500
- MinworthBirmingham66£290,000
- Calverton & WoodboroughGedling66£290,000
- St Thomas WestExeter66£314,500