L65 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The L65 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester, Wirral. Area Scores range from 10 to 94 across them. Every full L65 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The L65 district contains both ends of the scale: Ellesmere Port South at 94 out of 100 (#375 of 6,856 in England) against Little Sutton East at 11, an 84-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £136,000 in Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore to £240,000 in Whitby & Stanney Woods — a 1.8× gap within the L65 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire West and Chester and Wirral — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,614a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ellesmere Port SouthCheshire West and Chester 37594 £230,000
Whitby & Stanney WoodsCheshire West and Chester 50593 £240,000
Great SuttonCheshire West and Chester 2,76160 £201,000
EasthamWirral 3,88543 £210,000
Little Sutton North & OverpoolCheshire West and Chester 4,46135 £185,000
Ellesmere Port Pooltown RoadCheshire West and Chester 5,39321 £185,000
Ellesmere Port Town & RossmoreCheshire West and Chester 6,00312 £136,000
Wolverham & StanlowCheshire West and Chester 6,05812 £165,250
Little Sutton EastCheshire West and Chester 6,11311 £157,250

People living in L65 Census 2021

Residents63,682
Median age (est.)41
Density1,464per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above24%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 21%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%

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 53% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

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.

Towns & places in L65

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L65 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L65.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.