# Ellesmere Port

Town in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

Ellesmere Port is a town in Cheshire West and Chester, North West. Median sale price £202,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 93.7 per 1,000 people.

Town. Code E63001554. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

Ellesmere Port is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Ellesmere Port add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £202,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ellesmere Port was £202,000 in 2025. 250th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/ellesmere-port#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 65,425** (2021). Ellesmere Port had 65,425 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 165th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/ellesmere-port#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in Ellesmere Port 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/town/ellesmere-port#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Ellesmere Port, 95.5% 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/town/ellesmere-port#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63001554) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in Ellesmere Port live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63001554) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 873 homes were sold in Ellesmere Port in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63001554) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Ellesmere Port.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63001554) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Ellesmere Port had 65,425 usual residents at the census.

## How Ellesmere Port compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Ellesmere Port | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £202,000 | 60th cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 65,425 | 23rd most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | joint 57th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.5% | joint 77th lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Ellesmere Port safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Ellesmere Port at a rate of 93.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 542 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Ellesmere Port.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,773), other crime (1,291) and shoplifting (654).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Ellesmere Port was 85.7 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Ellesmere Port, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Ellesmere Port has no single figure. Of its 45 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Ellesmere Port

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018546) | 1,561 | 70.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.9% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018547) | 1,316 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018548) | 2,107 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018549) | 1,451 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018519) | 1,412 | 139.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018520) | 1,977 | 210.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018525) | 1,781 | 86.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035365) | 1,246 | 218.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 69.4% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035366) | 2,034 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 79.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035367) | 1,332 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 007I](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035368) | 1,234 | 197.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 81.4% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018523) | 1,363 | 239.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018524) | 1,503 | 104.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018541) | 1,373 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018542) | 1,339 | 99.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018543) | 1,291 | 46.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018528) | 1,718 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018529) | 1,355 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018530) | 1,449 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018531) | 1,565 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018560) | 1,134 | 29.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018561) | 1,191 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018562) | 1,393 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018522) | 1,461 | 97.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018538) | 1,208 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018539) | 1,195 | 130.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018540) | 1,435 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018521) | 1,371 | 260.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018550) | 1,120 | 133.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018551) | 1,583 | 302.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.1% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018552) | 2,669 | 77.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.4% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018553) | 1,815 | 282.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018556) | 1,418 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018557) | 1,409 | 82.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018558) | 1,150 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018559) | 1,112 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018565) | 1,601 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018566) | 1,270 | 172.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018567) | 1,436 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018568) | 1,490 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018526) | 1,603 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018527) | 1,591 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018554) | 2,176 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018555) | 1,108 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018337) | 1,285 | 107.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.8% |

## Your MP

- [Ellesmere Port and Bromborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ellesmere-port-and-bromborough): Justin Madders (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Ellesmere Port

[CH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch2), [CH65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch65), [CH66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch66)

## Middle areas in Ellesmere Port

[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), [Great Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/great-sutton), [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), [Whitby & Stanney Woods](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/whitby-and-stanney-woods), [Wolverham & Stanlow](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/wolverham-and-stanlow)

## Towns near Ellesmere Port

[Bebington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bebington), [Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester), [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool), [Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/neston), [Frodsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/frodsham), [Hawarden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hawarden)

## Ellesmere Port in brief

Ellesmere Port is a town in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.
About 68,346 people lived in Ellesmere Port in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £202,000 in 2025 across 873 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 93.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Ellesmere Port was £202,000 in 2025.
Ellesmere Port had 65,425 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in Ellesmere Port live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Ellesmere Port, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001554
- Constituency: [Ellesmere Port and Bromborough †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ellesmere-port-and-bromborough)
- 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: 26.61 km²
- People, mid-2024: 68,346*
- Neighbourhoods: 45
- Output areas: 213

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Bebington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bebington), [Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester), [Liverpool](https://openindex.co.uk/liverpool), [Neston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/neston), [Frodsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/frodsham), [Hawarden](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hawarden)

## Latest updates for Ellesmere Port

- 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/E63001554

## How to cite

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