# Health in Cheshire West and Chester The south of the North West. 373,951 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 920 square kilometres. 4 layers about health for Cheshire West and Chester, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) ## Female life expectancy Cheshire West and Chester: **83.7 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby girl born in Cheshire West and Chester could expect to live 83.7 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In North West the figure is 81.9 years. For the UK as a whole it is 83.0 years. Cheshire West and Chester is joint 143rd highest of 359 for female life expectancy. - Against North West: 2% higher (81.9 years) - Against the UK: 1% higher (83.0 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-female#place=E06000050) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-female) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-female/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/health#l-life-expectancy-female ## GP practices Postcode level, Great Britain only. Source: NHS England and Public Health Scotland and Ordnance Survey. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Cheshire West and Chester. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices#place=E06000050) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/health#l-gp-practices ## Male life expectancy Cheshire West and Chester: **79.6 years** (2022 to 2024, council level). Source: ONS life expectancy. Published 10 December 2025. A baby boy born in Cheshire West and Chester could expect to live 79.6 years, based on deaths in 2022 to 2024. In North West the figure is 77.9 years. For the UK as a whole it is 79.2 years. Cheshire West and Chester is joint 171st highest of 359 for male life expectancy. - Against North West: 2% higher (77.9 years) - Against the UK: 1% higher (79.2 years) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/life-expectancy-male#place=E06000050) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/life-expectancy-male) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/life-expectancy-male/north-west) · https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/health#l-life-expectancy-male ## Number of GP practices Cheshire West and Chester: **41** (2026, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from NHS England's Organisation Data Service, Public Health Scotland and OS Code-Point Open. Published 15 October 2026. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/number-of-gp-practices#place=E06000050) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/number-of-gp-practices) · https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/health#l-gp-practices-count ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) - [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) - [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/data?family=health ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/health, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/health#l-life-expectancy-female. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/health