Upton West & Heath

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 10,145 · 6 LSOAs

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

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

Residents10,000
Median age (est.)44
Density2,382per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above49%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 6%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 6%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 6%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Upton West & Heath is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #320 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #3 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (98) and lowest on Living environment (64). Typical homes here sold for about £320,350 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 143 sales), 23% above the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,693 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 90 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 94 · #444
Employment 89 · #745
Education 98 · #128
Health 69 · #2,116
Crime 86 · #985
Housing & access 88 · #855
Living environment 64 · #2,466

House prices ?

£320,350median (12m) · +0.1% yr · n=143
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,350143+0.1%+19.1%
Detached£430,00038+4.9%+14.1%
Semi-detached£320,00073+0.6%+19.0%
Terraced£307,50020+18.3%+41.7%
Flat£144,50012-1.9%+6.2%
This area£320,350
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)£44,693±£6,342 · #2,152 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,944
Price-to-income ?7.2×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 ?

90Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

90 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 917 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #4,564 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences552
Theft102
Burglary20
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson73
Public order & weapons121
Drugs21
Robbery4
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 46 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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