Ellesmere Port South

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 6,393 · 4 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #375 of 6,856 in England
  • #45 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,478
Median age (est.)49
Density4,748per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above29%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 1%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 33% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Ellesmere Port South is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #375 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (96) and lowest on Health (68). Typical homes here, about £230,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 100 sales), 12% below the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #20 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £38,725 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 27 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.

Income 96 · #245
Employment 88 · #855
Education 71 · #2,013
Health 68 · #2,164
Crime 87 · #896
Housing & access 80 · #1,355
Living environment 90 · #690

House prices ?

£230,000median (12m) · -0.4% yr · n=100
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£230,000100-0.4%+27.8%
Detached£285,00032-7.3%+7.5%
Semi-detached£220,00061+1.4%+25.7%
Terraced£212,5006+25.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£230,000
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)£38,725±£5,511 · #3,791 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,855
Price-to-income ?5.9×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 ?

100Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

27 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 175 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #264 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences80
Theft19
Burglary4
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons29
Drugs5
Robbery0
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 21 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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