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WA6 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The WA6 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 56 to 88 across them. Every full WA6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the WA6 district, Helsby & Kingsley is the strongest performer at 88 out of 100 (#807 of 6,856 nationally); Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow is the weakest at 56. 4 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £243,000 in Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow to £430,000 in Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley — a 1.8× gap within the WA6 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,132a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime36per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied83%

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

House prices in the WA6 district

£305,000median home sold over the past year · +27.1% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 278 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£295,000
Terraced£208,975
Flat£140,000
Cheshire West and Chester£260,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Helsby & KingsleyCheshire West and Chester 80788 £315,000
SandiwayCheshire West and Chester 89687 £420,000
Comberbach, Acton Bridge & WhitleyCheshire West and Chester 1,71975 £430,000
FrodshamCheshire West and Chester 2,17868 £300,000
Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great BarrowCheshire West and Chester 3,00756 £243,000

People living in WA6 Census 2021

Residents42,807
Median age (est.)50
Density183per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above43%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 7%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

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 59% · No religion 34% · Muslim 0%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA6.

WA7 CW8 CW6 CW9 CH34 WA88 CH2 CH3

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.