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Ashton Hayes

Ashton Hayes is a village in Cheshire, England. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, with 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Mouldsworth, 1.7 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ashton Hayes area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Cheshire West and Chester area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 357,150 residents at roughly 388 people per km².

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
County
Cheshire
Constituency
Eddisbury
Police force
Cheshire
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 99th of 294 English council areas — better than 66% of them.

Low crime61
Home affordability71
Affordable rents64
Good schools53
Life expectancy57
Low deprivation58
Employment68
Low council tax28

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

14°CMist

  • Today: 20° / 14° · 58% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:33

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 60% YoY

  • Other theft1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Kingsley and Gowy · Cheshire

Local policing priorities

  • Concerns raised regarding youths becoming involved in anti-social behaviour at Castle Park and Saltworks metal shipping container.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

512 reported road collisions (2024)

128 killed or seriously injured · 628 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

43 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Mouldsworth (1.7 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Mouldsworth (1.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£269,039 average 6.9% YoY

Across Cheshire West and Chester · to 2026-06

Detached£437,424
Semi-detached£267,395
Terraced£209,368
Flat£135,450

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£986 average monthly rent 6% YoY

  • 1 bed £721
  • 2 bed £909
  • 3 bed £1,115

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

6.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.9 times median annual pay (6.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Ashton Hayes Community Centre (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

357,150 residents in Cheshire West and Chester · 388/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 183 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,517 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (23% of 166,820)

A £1,678
B £1,958
C £2,238
D £2,517
E £3,077
F £3,636
G £4,196
H £5,035

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

180 schools · 54,323 pupils

126 primary · 20 secondary · 34 other

Ofsted: 67 of 75 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

158inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Bishop Heber High SchoolGood
  • Chester International SchoolGood
  • Christleton High SchoolGood
  • Ellesmere Port Church of England CollegeGood
  • Hartford Church of England High SchoolGood
  • St Nicholas Catholic High SchoolGood
  • Tarporley High School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
  • The Bishops' Blue Coat Church of England High SchoolGood
  • The Whitby High SchoolGood
  • Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports CollegeRequires improvement
  • Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
  • Helsby High School
  • Neston High School
  • Queen's Park High School
  • The Catholic High School, Chester
  • The County High School, Leftwich
  • The Rudheath Senior Academy
  • The Winsford Academy
  • Upton-by-Chester High School
  • Weaverham High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cheshire West and Chester

Care & health services

357 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes85
  • GP practices72
  • Dentists77
  • Homecare agencies78
  • Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire West and Chester

Heritage & planning

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

409 applications decided

88.5% granted · 362 granted, 47 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sarah Pochin

Reform UK

Runcorn and Helsby

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 35
  • Con 20
  • LD 1
  • Grn 3
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

16,170 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£798 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,803 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 168,339 certificates

10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

86% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 55% · Wind 28% · Imports 10% · Gas 4%

20 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.9 women · 61.6 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CH3

  • Heath Lane Medical Centre
  • The Village Surgeries Group
  • Via Cwac Chester

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runcorn and Helsby:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Ashton Hayes · 0.2 km

    Ashton Hayes is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located…

  • St John the Evangelist's Church, Ashton Hayes · 0.6 km

    St John the Evangelist's Church is located to the north of the village of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery…

  • Horton-cum-Peel · 0.7 km

    Horton-cum-Peel is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of…

  • Peel Hall, Cheshire · 0.8 km

    Peel Hall is a country house near the village of Ashton Hayes, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It was built as a mansion in 1637,…

  • Church of St Cuthbert by the Forest · 1.5 km

    The Church of St Cuthbert by the Forest is in the village of Mouldsworth, Cheshire, England. It is an active Roman Catholic church in the diocese of Shrewsbury. Its parish is combined with that of St Thomas Becket, Ta…

  • Mouldsworth railway station · 1.7 km

    Mouldsworth railway station serves the village of Mouldsworth, in Cheshire, England. The station has two platforms and is a stop on the Mid Cheshire Line, which runs between Manchester Piccadilly and Chester. It is ma…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ashton Hayes?
Ashton Hayes is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority.
How deprived is Ashton Hayes?
The Cheshire West and Chester local authority, which includes Ashton Hayes, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.