Houghton Green & Fearnhead

Warrington · North West · population 7,842 · 6 LSOAs

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

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,171 of 6,856 in England
  • #242 of 932 in North West
  • #13 of 25 in Warrington
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,042
Median age (est.)48
Density2,942per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Houghton Green & Fearnhead is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,171 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 25 in Warrington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (83) and lowest on Health (42). Typical homes here, about £233,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 111 sales), 9% below the wider Warrington median of £255,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,006 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 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 63 · #2,528
Employment 58 · #2,870
Education 60 · #2,733
Health 42 · #3,947
Crime 64 · #2,486
Housing & access 83 · #1,143
Living environment 59 · #2,822

House prices ?

£233,000median (12m) · -1.7% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£233,000111-1.7%+27.7%
Detached£301,25036-6.6%+28.2%
Semi-detached£225,00056-2.2%+35.1%
Terraced£183,76618+5.0%+41.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£233,000
Warrington£255,000
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)£36,006±£5,008 · #4,704 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,789
Price-to-income ?6.5×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 ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 365 offences
Warrington69
North West82
England83

Rank #1,829 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences176
Theft39
Burglary24
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons48
Drugs23
Robbery2
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 59 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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