Penketh & Cuerdley

Warrington · North West · population 8,143 · 6 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #670 of 6,856 in England
  • #85 of 932 in North West
  • #8 of 25 in Warrington
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,225
Median age (est.)51
Density610per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 4%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 65% · No religion 28% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Penketh & Cuerdley is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #670 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 25 in Warrington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (90) and lowest on Health (57). Typical homes here, about £265,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 43% in five years (from 113 sales), in line with the wider Warrington median of £255,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #167 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £35,050 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 29 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 90 · #684
Employment 77 · #1,561
Education 84 · #1,067
Health 57 · #2,959
Crime 84 · #1,081
Housing & access 89 · #773
Living environment 60 · #2,726

House prices ?

£265,000median (12m) · +3.6% yr · n=113
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£265,000113+3.6%+43.0%
Detached£339,00024-8.4%+28.5%
Semi-detached£263,00075+8.2%+44.1%
Terraced£226,62514-7.5%+36.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£265,000
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)£35,050±£4,925 · #5,020 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,499
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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

29 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 233 offences
Warrington69
North West82
England83

Rank #325 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences123
Theft16
Burglary20
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order & weapons38
Drugs8
Robbery0
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 15 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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