# Cheshire West and Chester

The south of the North West. 373,951 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 920 square kilometres.

Cheshire West and Chester had 357,150 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Unitary authority. Code E06000050. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,534** (August 2026). Cheshire West and Chester’s average house price was £270,534 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester#f-house-price-average
- **Median full-time pay: £41,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire West and Chester earned a median of £41,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 109th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester#f-median-pay-full-time
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire West and Chester costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 129th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester#f-price-against-pay
- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 134th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester#f-imd-2025-score

## On the map

- [Deprivation by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?place=E06000050) (English Indices of Deprivation 2025): 36 of Cheshire West and Chester’s 222 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.
- [Sales per year by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E06000050) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): Cheshire West and Chester’s 222 neighbourhoods range from 5 to 94.
- [Crime and ASB by neighbourhood](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E06000050) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Cheshire West and Chester’s 222 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 172.
- [Population by output area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E06000050) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Cheshire West and Chester’s 1,179 output areas range from 103 to 735.

## How Cheshire West and Chester compares

Each council against every other council the measure covers.

| Measure | Cheshire West and Chester | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average house price | £270,534 | 180th cheapest | 360 areas, UK · Aug 2026 |
| Annual price change | +3.7% | joint 73rd strongest | 360 areas, UK · Aug 2026 |
| Median full-time pay | £41,486 | 109th highest paid | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| House price to pay | 6.5× | joint 129th most affordable | 348 areas, Great Britain · 2025 |
| Deprivation score | 17.7 | 134th least deprived | 296 areas, England · 2025 |

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland each measure deprivation their own way, so Open Index never ranks them together.

### House prices since 2000

Average house price each month for Cheshire West and Chester, North West, England, January 2000 to August 2026. Source: UK House Price Index.

| Month | Cheshire West and Chester | North West | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan 2000 | £68,710 | £47,625 | £71,017 |
| Jan 2001 | £76,383 | £52,045 | £79,663 |
| Jan 2002 | £85,463 | £57,578 | £90,840 |
| Jan 2003 | £103,505 | £70,789 | £114,816 |
| Jan 2004 | £130,249 | £88,994 | £131,914 |
| Jan 2005 | £153,429 | £110,684 | £149,713 |
| Jan 2006 | £156,849 | £121,111 | £157,240 |
| Jan 2007 | £168,896 | £132,851 | £171,666 |
| Jan 2008 | £174,251 | £137,996 | £181,037 |
| Jan 2009 | £155,159 | £118,624 | £153,585 |
| Jan 2010 | £162,555 | £121,963 | £164,711 |
| Jan 2011 | £158,818 | £120,876 | £164,697 |
| Jan 2012 | £155,214 | £117,050 | £164,449 |
| Jan 2013 | £155,197 | £115,931 | £166,938 |
| Jan 2014 | £159,032 | £120,781 | £177,748 |
| Jan 2015 | £169,046 | £126,599 | £191,523 |
| Jan 2016 | £174,542 | £133,204 | £208,050 |
| Jan 2017 | £179,558 | £139,003 | £218,655 |
| Jan 2018 | £186,214 | £144,796 | £227,594 |
| Jan 2019 | £190,540 | £150,205 | £230,974 |
| Jan 2020 | £196,794 | £153,141 | £234,049 |
| Jan 2021 | £212,235 | £170,526 | £249,890 |
| Jan 2022 | £226,777 | £186,704 | £270,231 |
| Jan 2023 | £252,592 | £197,527 | £285,817 |
| Jan 2024 | £250,854 | £196,802 | £278,060 |
| Jan 2025 | £257,619 | £207,957 | £287,264 |
| Jan 2026 | £264,612 | £215,288 | £290,474 |
| Aug 2026 | £270,534 | £220,393 | £293,525 |

## Wards in Cheshire West and Chester

[Blacon](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/blacon), [Central & Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/central-and-grange), [Chester City & the Garden Quarter](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/chester-city-and-the-garden-quarter), [Christleton & Huntington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/christleton-and-huntington), [Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/davenham-moulton-and-kingsmead), [Farndon](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/farndon), [Frodsham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/frodsham), [Gowy Rural](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/gowy-rural), [Great Boughton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/great-boughton), [Handbridge Park](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/handbridge-park), [Hartford & Greenbank](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/hartford-and-greenbank), [Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/helsby), [Lache](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/lache), [Ledsham & Manor](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/ledsham-and-manor), [Little Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/little-neston), [Malpas](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/malpas), [Marbury](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/marbury), [Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/neston), [Netherpool](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/netherpool), [Newton & Hoole](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/newton-and-hoole), [Northwich Leftwich](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/northwich-leftwich), [Northwich Winnington & Castle](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/northwich-winnington-and-castle), [Northwich Witton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/northwich-witton), [Parkgate](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/parkgate), [Rudheath](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/rudheath), [Sandstone](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/sandstone), [Saughall & Mollington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/saughall-and-mollington), [Shakerley](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/shakerley), [Strawberry](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/strawberry), [Sutton Villages](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/sutton-villages), [Tarporley](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/tarporley), [Tarvin & Kelsall](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/tarvin-and-kelsall), [Tattenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/tattenhall), [Upton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/upton), [Weaver & Cuddington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/weaver-and-cuddington), [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/westminster), [Whitby Groves](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/whitby-groves), [Whitby Park](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/whitby-park), [Willaston & Thornton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/willaston-and-thornton), [Winsford Dene](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/winsford-dene), [Winsford Gravel](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/winsford-gravel), [Winsford Over & Verdin](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/winsford-over-and-verdin), [Winsford Swanlow](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/winsford-swanlow), [Winsford Wharton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/winsford-wharton), [Wolverham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/wolverham)

## Middle areas in Cheshire West and Chester

[Barnton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/barnton), [Blacon North](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/blacon-north), [Blacon South](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/blacon-south), [Boughton Heath & Huntington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/boughton-heath-and-huntington), [Capenhurst, Saughall & Moston](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/capenhurst-saughall-and-moston), [Chester Boughton East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/chester-boughton-east), [Chester Boughton West & Hoole](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/chester-boughton-west-and-hoole), [Chester City & Garden Quarter](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/chester-city-and-garden-quarter), [Chester Handbridge Park](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/chester-handbridge-park), [Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/christleton-guilden-sutton-and-waverton), [Churton, Farndon & Malpas](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/churton-farndon-and-malpas), [Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/comberbach-acton-bridge-and-whitley), [Davenham & Moulton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/davenham-and-moulton), [Dodleston, Tattenhall & Duddon](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/dodleston-tattenhall-and-duddon), [Ellesmere Port Pooltown Road](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ellesmere-port-pooltown-road), [Ellesmere Port South](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ellesmere-port-south), [Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ellesmere-port-town-and-rossmore), [Elton, Mickle Trafford & Great Barrow](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/elton-mickle-trafford-and-great-barrow), [Frodsham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/frodsham), [Great Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/great-sutton), [Greenbank](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/greenbank), [Hartford & Kingsmead](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/hartford-and-kingsmead), [Helsby & Kingsley](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/helsby-and-kingsley), [Hooton, Willaston & Ness](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/hooton-willaston-and-ness), [Kelsall, Tarvin & Ashton Hayes](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/kelsall-tarvin-and-ashton-hayes), [Lache](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/lache), [Little Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/little-neston), [Little Sutton East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/little-sutton-east), [Little Sutton North & Overpool](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/little-sutton-north-and-overpool), [Little Sutton West](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/little-sutton-west), [Lostock & Wincham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/lostock-and-wincham), [Neston & Parkgate](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neston-and-parkgate), [Northwich Central & Winnington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/northwich-central-and-winnington), [Rudheath West & Leftwich](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/rudheath-west-and-leftwich), [Sandiway](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/sandiway), [Tarporley & Eddisbury Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/tarporley-and-eddisbury-hill), [Upton East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/upton-east), [Upton West & Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/upton-west-and-heath), [Vicars Cross & Hoole East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/vicars-cross-and-hoole-east), [Weaverham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/weaverham), [Wharton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/wharton), [Whitby & Stanney Woods](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/whitby-and-stanney-woods), [Winsford Central](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/winsford-central), [Winsford Glebe Green](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/winsford-glebe-green), [Winsford North](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/winsford-north), [Winsford Over](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/winsford-over), [Wolverham & Stanlow](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/wolverham-and-stanlow)

## Constituencies mostly in Cheshire West and Chester

[Chester North and Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-north-and-neston), [Chester South and Eddisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury), [Ellesmere Port and Bromborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ellesmere-port-and-bromborough), [Mid Cheshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-cheshire), [Runcorn and Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby)

## Towns in Cheshire West and Chester

[Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester), [Ellesmere Port](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ellesmere-port), [Winsford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/winsford), [Northwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/northwich), [Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/neston), [Davenham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/davenham), [Frodsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/frodsham)

## Postcodes in Cheshire West and Chester

[Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/postcodes)

## Neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester

222 areas, listed on the page: https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester

## Cheshire West and Chester in brief

Cheshire West and Chester’s average house price was £270,534 in August 2026.
Full-time workers living in Cheshire West and Chester earned a median of £41,486 in 2025.
A home in Cheshire West and Chester costs 6.5 times local full-time pay.
Cheshire West and Chester has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

## MPs for Cheshire West and Chester

- [Chester North and Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-north-and-neston): Samantha Dixon (Labour), MP since July 2024. 26% of the people here.
- [Mid Cheshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-cheshire): Andrew Cooper (Labour), MP since July 2024. 22% of the people here.
- [Chester South and Eddisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury): Aphra Brandreth (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 20% of the people here.
- [Ellesmere Port and Bromborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ellesmere-port-and-bromborough): Justin Madders (Labour), MP since July 2024. 18% of the people here.
- [Runcorn and Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby): Sarah Pochin (Reform UK), MP since May 2025. 8.1% of the people here.
- [Tatton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tatton): Esther McVey (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 5.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## About

- Type: Unitary authority
- Code: E06000050
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 920 km²
- People, mid-2025: 373,951
- Wards: 45
- Middle areas: 47
- Neighbourhoods: 222
- Output areas: 1,179

## Next door

[Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east), [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham), [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire), [Wirral](https://openindex.co.uk/wirral), [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton), [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington)

## Similar places

Councils with the closest mix of age, prices, pay and density. [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east), [North Warwickshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-warwickshire), [South Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-derbyshire), [North West Leicestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west-leicestershire), [Dover](https://openindex.co.uk/dover), [Stafford](https://openindex.co.uk/stafford).

## Latest updates for Cheshire West and Chester

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## More on this place

- [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/housing) (17)
- [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/crime) (13)
- [People](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/people) (24)
- [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/deprivation) (8)
- [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/health) (4)
- [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/education) (2)
- [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/environment) (9)
- [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/transport) (4)
- [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/connectivity) (5)
- [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/planning) (3)
- [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/economy) (4)
- [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/council-tax) (10)
- [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/elections) (7)
- [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/services) (3)
- [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/sources) (28)

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E06000050

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