Little Neston
Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 6,627 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #882 of 6,856 in England
- #113 of 932 in North West
- #12 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 59% · No religion 33% · Muslim 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
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
Little Neston is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #882 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (96) and lowest on Health (67). Typical homes here sold for about £267,500 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 92 sales), in line with 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, #233 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,379 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 22 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 | £267,500 | 92 | -2.7% | +17.3% |
| Detached | £319,000 | 37 | -6.5% | +18.7% |
| Semi-detached | £257,500 | 39 | +3.0% | +25.6% |
| Terraced | £195,000 | 13 | +3.7% | +21.9% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
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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 ?
- #233 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 #79 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 89 |
| Theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 |
| Public order & weapons | 15 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 5 |
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 →
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.
- South GosforthNewcastle upon Tyne87£335,000
- BurwellEast Cambridgeshire87£345,000
- Burntwood North East & LongdonLichfield87£375,000
- Bromham & BiddenhamBedford87£405,000
- LiphookEast Hampshire87£450,000
- Goffs OakBroxbourne87£647,500