# Lostock & Wincham North east Cheshire West and Chester. 9,493 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 60 square kilometres. Lostock & Wincham had 9,261 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02003878. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lostock & Wincham was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 3,198th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/lostock-and-wincham#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,261** (2021). Lostock & Wincham had 9,261 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,845th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/lostock-and-wincham#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Lostock & Wincham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/lostock-and-wincham#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.1%** (January 2026). In Lostock & Wincham, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/lostock-and-wincham#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02003878) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Lostock & Wincham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02003878) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 189 homes were sold in Lostock & Wincham in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02003878) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Lostock & Wincham. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02003878) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lostock & Wincham had 9,261 usual residents at the census. ## 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. | Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count | | --- | --- | | Violence and sexual offences | 180 | | Other crime | 84 | | Anti-social behaviour | 34 | | Shoplifting | 26 | | Criminal damage and arson | 23 | | Drug offences | 19 | | Burglary | 15 | | Vehicle crime | 13 | | Robbery | 2 | | Theft from the person | 0 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Lostock & Wincham compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Lostock & Wincham | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £315,000 | joint 13th most expensive | 47 middle areas, Cheshire West and Chester · 2025 | | Population | 9,261 | 9th most populated | 47 middle areas, Cheshire West and Chester · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 47 middle areas, Cheshire West and Chester · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.1% | 14th lowest | 47 middle areas, Cheshire West and Chester · Jan 2026 | ## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) - **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. - **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. - **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. - **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. ## 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. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02003878 - Ward: [Shakerley †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/shakerley) - Constituency: [Tatton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tatton) - Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) - Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 59.85 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,493* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 27 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/mobberley-plumley-and-high-legh), [Cranage & Goostrey](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/cranage-and-goostrey), [Davenham & Moulton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/davenham-and-moulton), [Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/scholar-green-rode-heath-and-brereton), [Northwich Central & Winnington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/northwich-central-and-winnington), [Middlewich East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east/middlewich-east) ## Latest updates for Lostock & Wincham - 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. 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