Lostock & Wincham

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 9,408 · 5 LSOAs

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

65Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,377 of 6,856 in England
  • #270 of 932 in North West
  • #23 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,261
Median age (est.)48
Density155per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 10%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 32% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Lostock & Wincham is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,377 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (81) but weak on Housing & access (22). Typical homes here, about £315,498 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 148 sales), 21% above the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,569 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 74 · #1,780
Employment 66 · #2,363
Education 66 · #2,342
Health 58 · #2,843
Crime 81 · #1,280
Housing & access 22 · #5,379
Living environment 50 · #3,439

House prices ?

£315,498median (12m) · +5.2% yr · n=148
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£315,498148+5.2%+31.5%
Detached£367,00077+5.2%+31.1%
Semi-detached£265,00049+1.9%+35.9%
Terraced£217,50020+31.8%+8.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£315,498
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)£36,569±£5,139 · #4,508 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,447
Price-to-income ?8.6×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 ?

75Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 354 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #1,041 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences190
Theft40
Burglary17
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons40
Drugs17
Robbery2
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 28 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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