Hartford & Kingsmead

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 11,485 · 6 LSOAs

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

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #204 of 6,856 in England
  • #25 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,195
Median age (est.)47
Density1,646per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above48%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 32%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 4%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 15%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Skilled trades5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 37% · 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.

In summary

Hartford & Kingsmead is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #204 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (98) and lowest on Housing & access (70). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 242 sales), 40% above the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,647 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 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 93 · #505
Employment 91 · #622
Education 98 · #128
Health 82 · #1,266
Crime 75 · #1,691
Housing & access 70 · #2,055
Living environment 96 · #307

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · +2.8% yr · n=242
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,000242+2.8%+20.7%
Detached£450,000143-1.3%+12.5%
Semi-detached£290,00041-3.0%+32.4%
Terraced£195,00025-9.3%+27.5%
Flat£133,00033+4.7%+10.8%
This area£365,000
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)£44,647±£6,393 · #2,166 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,247
Price-to-income ?8.2×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 455 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #1,224 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences250
Theft57
Burglary19
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons75
Drugs15
Robbery1
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 70 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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