# Blacon

West Cheshire West and Chester. About 14,303 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.

Blacon had 14,084 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Ward. Code E05012209. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west) › [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

## Key figures

- **Population: 14,084** (2021). Blacon had 14,084 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,028th most populated of 8,397. 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/ward/blacon#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 33%** (2022). About 33% of people in Blacon 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/ward/blacon#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.6%** (January 2026). In Blacon, 90.6% 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/ward/blacon#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 5.7%** (August 2026). In Blacon, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/blacon#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E05012209) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 33% of people in Blacon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E05012209) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cheshire West and Chester. The outline is Blacon.
- [Crime and ASB by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E05012209) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Blacon.
- [Population by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E05012209) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Blacon had 14,084 usual residents at the census.

## How Blacon compares

Each ward against every other ward the measure covers.

| Measure | Blacon | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 14,084 | 5th most populated | 45 wards, Cheshire West and Chester · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 33% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 45 wards, Cheshire West and Chester · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.6% | joint 18th lowest | 45 wards, Cheshire West and Chester · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 5.7% | highest | 45 wards, Cheshire West and Chester · Aug 2026 |

## Is Blacon safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blacon at a rate of 95.6 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, 104 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blacon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (687), other crime (282) and criminal damage and arson (99).
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 ward, so they describe all of Cheshire West and Chester and not Blacon 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.

## Blacon in brief

Blacon had 14,084 usual residents at the census.
About 33% of people in Blacon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Blacon, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Blacon, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

## About

- Type: Ward
- Code: E05012209
- Constituency: [Chester North and Neston †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-north-and-neston)
- 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: 5.04 km²
- People, mid-2024: 14,303*
- Neighbourhoods: 9
- Output areas: 47

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency this ward mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Saughall & Mollington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/saughall-and-mollington), [Queensferry and Sealand](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire/ward/queensferry-and-sealand), [Chester City & the Garden Quarter](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/chester-city-and-the-garden-quarter), [Upton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/upton)

## Latest updates for Blacon

- 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.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E05012209

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/blacon, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/blacon#f-population.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/ward/blacon