Wolverham & Stanlow

Cheshire West and Chester · North West · population 8,517 · 5 LSOAs

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

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,058 of 6,856 in England
  • #711 of 932 in North West
  • #43 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,555
Median age (est.)35
Density413per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above20%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 40%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 21%Other: 11%
One person 31%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 21%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Caring & leisure 14% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Caring & leisure14%
Process & plant11%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Wolverham & Stanlow is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,058 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #43 of 47 in Cheshire West and Chester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (94) but weak on Health (6). Typical homes here, about £165,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 50% in five years (from 54 sales), 36% below the wider Cheshire West and Chester median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,425 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 168 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 12 · #5,996
Employment 8 · #6,332
Education 8 · #6,298
Health 6 · #6,462
Crime 16 · #5,736
Housing & access 89 · #759
Living environment 94 · #444

House prices ?

£165,250median (12m) · +10.2% yr · n=54
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£165,25054+10.2%+49.9%
Detached£235,0005-16.1%+30.6%
Semi-detached£192,50016+22.2%+52.5%
Terraced£157,00023+8.3%+42.4%
Flat£100,00010+2.6%+33.3%
This area£165,250
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)£29,425±£4,157 · #6,499 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,101
Price-to-income ?5.6×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 ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

168 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,433 offences
Cheshire West and Chester66
North West82
England83

Rank #6,032 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences562
Theft463
Burglary34
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage & arson107
Public order & weapons164
Drugs40
Robbery7
Other33

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 136 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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