Cheshire West and Chester vs Flintshire
A side-by-side comparison of the Cheshire West and Chester and Flintshirelocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation. Deprivation uses IoD2019 for Cheshire West and Chester and WIMD 2019 for Flintshire, so those two figures aren’t directly comparable.
In short: Cheshire West and Chester is the more populous.
| Cheshire West and Chester | Flintshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 357,150 | 154,962 |
| Density | 388/km² | 352/km² |
| Deprivation | 8% in most-deprived 10% | 3% in most-deprived 10% |
| Council tax (Band D) | £2,517 | — |
| Schools Good/Outstanding | 89% | — |
| Aged under 16 | 17% | 18% |
| Aged 16–64 | 61% | 61% |
| Aged 65+ | 21% | 21% |