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Lostock & Wincham

Middle area

North east Cheshire West and Chester. 9,493 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 60 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Lostock & Wincham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£315,000
Joint 3,198th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,261
Joint 1,845th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Lostock & Wincham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lostock & Wincham at a rate of 41.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 72.9 per 1,000 people across Cheshire West and Chester.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences180
Other crime84
Anti-social behaviour34
Shoplifting26
Criminal damage and arson23
Drug offences19
Burglary15
Vehicle crime13
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Lostock & Wincham compares

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Median sale price47 middle areas, Cheshire West and Chester · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cheshire West and Chester47 areas from £137,250 to £440,000. The middle area is £250,000. Lostock & Wincham is £315,000.
£315,000joint 13th most expensive
Population47 middle areas, Cheshire West and Chester · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cheshire West and Chester47 areas from 5,090 to 11,195. The middle area is 7,058. Lostock & Wincham is 9,261.
9,2619th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares47 middle areas, Cheshire West and Chester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cheshire West and Chester47 areas from 0.0% to 66.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Lostock & Wincham is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage47 middle areas, Cheshire West and Chester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cheshire West and Chester47 areas from 51.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.8%. Lostock & Wincham is 87.1%.
87.1%14th lowest

Is Lostock & Wincham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lostock & Wincham at a rate of 41.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 72.9 per 1,000 people across Cheshire West and Chester.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lostock & Wincham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (180), other crime (84) and anti-social behaviour (34).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester

These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cheshire West and Chester and not Lostock & Wincham alone. See Cheshire West and Chester

Average house price
£270,534
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,486
109th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 129th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.7
134th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Lostock & Wincham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lostock & Wincham was £315,000 in 2025.

Lostock & Wincham had 9,261 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Lostock & Wincham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lostock & Wincham, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.