Information about Cheshire West and Chester

Population
357,149
Avg Annual Income
£42,449
Full Time Employees
29.04%
Average Age
43.46
Cheshire West and Chester Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Cheshire West and Chester is 357,149 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Cheshire West and Chester is 182,842, and the female population is 174,308. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 325,620, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 11,515. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (194,705), followed by No religion (135,025), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (80,756), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (49,835). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Cheshire West and Chester area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (103,702), while 74,806 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 105,387 adults have Level 3 education, while 40,467 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Cheshire West and Chester area are

  • Professional occupations (34739)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (23721), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (22261)

Age

The average age of people living in Cheshire West and Chester is 43 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (57818), Between 55 to 64 (49279), and Between 45 to 54 (48980). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in Cheshire West and Chester has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (62,574) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (44,059), and Routine occupations (35,247). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)

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Population of Cheshire West and Chester over the years

Male Population of Cheshire West and Chester over the years
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Postcodes in Cheshire West and Chester

The postcode district CW, L, CH, SY, WA are associated with the Cheshire West and Chester, and there are total 22 postcode areas (listed below). The Cheshire West and Chester has a total of 14104 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaCheshire West and Chester
Ward

Blacon

Central & Grange

Chester City & the Garden Quarter

Christleton & Huntington

Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead

Farndon

Frodsham

Gowy Rural

Great Boughton

Handbridge Park

Hartford & Greenbank

Helsby

Lache

Ledsham & Manor

Little Neston

Malpas

Marbury

Neston

Netherpool

Newton & Hoole

Northwich Leftwich

Northwich Winnington & Castle

Northwich Witton

Parkgate

Rudheath

Sandstone

Saughall & Mollington

Shakerley

Strawberry

Sutton Villages

Tarporley

Tarvin & Kelsall

Tattenhall

Upton

Weaver & Cuddington

Westminster

Whitby Groves

Whitby Park

Willaston & Thornton

Winsford Dene

Winsford Gravel

Winsford Over & Verdin

Winsford Swanlow

Winsford Wharton

Wolverham

LTLA22
UTLA22Cheshire West and Chester
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland