L66 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The L66 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 10 to 95 across them. Every full L66 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the L66 district: Little Sutton West scores 95 out of 100 (#341 of 6,856 nationally) while Little Sutton East sits at 11 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 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 £365,746 in Hooton, Willaston & Ness — a 2.7× gap within the L66 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,984a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied71%

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
Little Sutton WestCheshire West and Chester 34195 £283,500
Ellesmere Port SouthCheshire West and Chester 37594 £230,000
Whitby & Stanney WoodsCheshire West and Chester 50593 £240,000
Hooton, Willaston & NessCheshire West and Chester 86987 £365,746
Capenhurst, Saughall & MostonCheshire West and Chester 1,53478 £365,000
Great SuttonCheshire West and Chester 2,76160 £201,000
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
Little Sutton EastCheshire West and Chester 6,11311 £157,250

People living in L66 Census 2021

Residents68,794
Median age (est.)43
Density725per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant9%

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 56% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 L66

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the L66 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around L66.

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.