Chester Handbridge Park

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 8,776 · 6 LSOAs

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

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #629 of 6,856 in England
  • #80 of 932 in North West
  • #9 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,818
Median age (est.)50
Density1,678per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above52%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 11%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 7%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 33% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional33%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Administrative8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 37% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 Handbridge Park is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #629 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (97) and lowest on Living environment (51). Typical homes here sold for about £358,500 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 134 sales), 38% above the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,073 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 88 · #814
Employment 78 · #1,499
Education 90 · #690
Health 78 · #1,499
Crime 63 · #2,507
Housing & access 97 · #190
Living environment 51 · #3,357

House prices ?

£358,500median (12m) · +1.0% yr · n=134
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£358,500134+1.0%+9.0%
Detached£600,00047+15.4%+50.0%
Semi-detached£380,00031+20.3%+10.9%
Terraced£260,00037+0.9%+15.6%
Flat£220,00019+35.4%+54.9%
This area£358,500
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)£45,073±£6,417 · #2,059 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,428
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 546 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #3,017 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences260
Theft83
Burglary12
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons95
Drugs25
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 67 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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