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Daresbury

Daresbury is a town in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 4,122. The area has 1 park or green space, around 2 restaurants and cafés, 5 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Runcorn East, 1.9km away. There were around 23 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Daresbury area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Halton area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 128,478 residents at roughly 1,624 people per km².

Council
Halton
County
Cheshire
Constituency
Weaver Vale
Police force
Cheshire
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 209th of 294 English council areas — better than 29% of them.

Low crime30
Home affordability92
Affordable rents95
Good schools30
Life expectancy15
Low deprivation12
Employment25
Low council tax67

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

11°COvercast

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 48% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:40

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glazebury, United Kingdom

Crime

28 reported · July 2026 56% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour11
  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Public order2
  • Bicycle theft1

Neighbourhood team: Daresbury and Windmill Hill · Cheshire

Local policing priorities

  • There has been a large number of vehicles parking up Newton Lane/ Summer Lane committing ASB and causing distress to local residents.

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

Road safety

123 reported road collisions (2024)

32 killed or seriously injured · 163 casualties · 9.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

64 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 54 rated 4–5 ★ (48 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Runcorn East (2.5 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Runcorn East (2.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£193,134 average 3.7% YoY

Across Halton · to 2026-06

Detached£326,973
Semi-detached£204,386
Terraced£157,707
Flat£103,681

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£745 average monthly rent 7.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £544
  • 2 bed £682
  • 3 bed £822

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

Affordability

5.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (4.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

41 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Sci-Tech Daresbury (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

128,478 residents in Halton · 1,624/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 39 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

32% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,367 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (46% of 59,260)

A £1,578
B £1,841
C £2,104
D £2,367
E £2,893
F £3,418
G £3,944
H £4,733

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

Schools

70 schools · 18,375 pupils

49 primary · 7 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 29 of 35 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)

66inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Wade Deacon High SchoolOutstanding
  • Ormiston Chadwick AcademyGood
  • Sandymoor Ormiston AcademyGood
  • Ormiston Bolingbroke AcademyRequires improvement
  • Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy
  • Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
  • The Heath School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Halton

Care & health services

94 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes25
  • GP practices16
  • Dentists20
  • Homecare agencies14
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Halton

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

39 applications decided

100% granted · 39 granted, 0 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 30
  • LD 3
  • Ref 16
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,425 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

25 jobs advertised · £43,917 avg

e.g. Senior Network Engineer, Become a Primary school Tutor in Daresbury – Flexible & Remote, Flourish Co-ordinator

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£698 median full-time weekly pay

4.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,540 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

51% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 58,476 certificates

10.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Health

Life expectancy: 82.6 yrs women · 76.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 56.8 women · 56.4 men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runcorn and Helsby:

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

Notable places nearby

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  • All Saints' Church, Daresbury · 0.3 km

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  • Hartree Centre · 0.3 km

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  • Cockcroft Institute · 0.4 km

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  • Sci-Tech Daresbury · 0.4 km

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  • Creamfields · 0.4 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Daresbury?
Daresbury is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Halton local authority.
What is the population of Daresbury?
Daresbury has an approximate settlement population of 4,122.
How deprived is Daresbury?
The Halton local authority, which includes Daresbury, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.