Vicars Cross & Hoole East

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 7,113 · 5 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,122 of 6,856 in England
  • #142 of 932 in North West
  • #15 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,116
Median age (est.)45
Density4,604per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above41%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 10%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%

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

Vicars Cross & Hoole East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,122 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (84) and lowest on Health (66). Typical homes here sold for about £312,500 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 95 sales), 20% above the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £40,944 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 27 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 77 · #1,547
Employment 68 · #2,178
Education 80 · #1,349
Health 66 · #2,363
Crime 80 · #1,355
Housing & access 84 · #1,122
Living environment 72 · #1,897

House prices ?

£312,500median (12m) · -0.8% yr · n=95
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£312,50095-0.8%+16.8%
Detached£360,00015+3.6%+26.3%
Semi-detached£325,00063+1.1%+21.3%
Terraced£261,75012+4.7%+30.9%
Flat£195,0005
This area£312,500
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)£40,944±£5,737 · #3,134 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,645
Price-to-income ?7.6×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 ?

87Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

27 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 190 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #236 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences110
Theft11
Burglary6
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson11
Public order & weapons28
Drugs5
Robbery0
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 19 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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