Winsford Central

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 6,430 · 4 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,866 of 6,856 in England
  • #680 of 932 in North West
  • #41 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,487
Median age (est.)41
Density2,859per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above19%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 28%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 26%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 12%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Process & plant 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Process & plant13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 42% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Winsford Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,866 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #41 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (77) but weak on Crime (7). Typical homes here, about £160,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 81 sales), 38% below the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,283 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 136 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 22 · #5,318
Employment 13 · #5,976
Education 9 · #6,229
Health 10 · #6,202
Crime 7 · #6,366
Housing & access 77 · #1,547
Living environment 43 · #3,905

House prices ?

£160,000median (12m) · -11.1% yr · n=81
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£160,00081-11.1%+36.2%
Detached£278,00015+5.7%+18.3%
Semi-detached£172,50034-6.8%+39.1%
Terraced£140,00031-3.4%+32.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£160,000
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)£29,283±£4,113 · #6,525 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,393
Price-to-income ?5.5×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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

136 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 873 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #5,742 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences473
Theft116
Burglary17
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons127
Drugs32
Robbery2
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 152 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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