Northwich Central & Winnington

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 9,286 · 6 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,611 of 6,856 in England
  • #392 of 932 in North West
  • #31 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,162
Median age (est.)36
Density1,564per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above32%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 36%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 12%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 10%
One person 35%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary12%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Northwich Central & Winnington sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,611 of 6,856 in England, and #31 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (79) and lowest on Health (29). Typical homes here sold for about £237,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 239 sales), 9% below the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,443 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £38,486 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 121 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 49 · #3,501
Employment 49 · #3,467
Education 51 · #3,350
Health 29 · #4,879
Crime 44 · #3,864
Housing & access 79 · #1,438
Living environment 43 · #3,892

House prices ?

£237,500median (12m) · +3.3% yr · n=239
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£237,500239+3.3%+21.8%
Detached£357,00045+7.4%+31.0%
Semi-detached£259,99572+0.6%+27.5%
Terraced£180,00079+9.1%+4.2%
Flat£125,00043+1.6%-2.3%
This area£237,500
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)£38,486±£5,399 · #3,872 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,257
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

79Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

121 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,121 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #5,474 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences459
Theft305
Burglary28
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons164
Drugs45
Robbery8
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 171 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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