Little Sutton West

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 10,253 · 7 LSOAs

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

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #341 of 6,856 in England
  • #38 of 932 in North West
  • #4 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,812
Median age (est.)47
Density2,473per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above37%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 32%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 2%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 7%Other: 15%
One person 24%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 7%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 33% · Muslim 1%

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

Little Sutton West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #341 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #4 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (95) and lowest on Health (66). Typical homes here sold for about £283,500 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 152 sales), 9% above 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, #225 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,216 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 30 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 94 · #444
Employment 86 · #930
Education 90 · #670
Health 66 · #2,301
Crime 90 · #649
Housing & access 66 · #2,294
Living environment 95 · #327

House prices ?

£283,500median (12m) · -3.7% yr · n=152
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£283,500152-3.7%+13.4%
Detached£364,00080+2.2%+13.8%
Semi-detached£220,00055-2.2%+22.2%
Terraced£226,50012+61.8%+54.6%
Flat£132,0005+22.8%
This area£283,500
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)£40,216±£5,729 · #3,361 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,140
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

97Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 310 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

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

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences164
Theft28
Burglary21
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons35
Drugs6
Robbery1
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 27 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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