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 (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 128,478 residents at roughly 1,624 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 204th of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.
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
10°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 7° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:31
9h 14m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Glazebury, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
132 reported · August 2026▼ 6% YoY
- Drugs48
- Violence & sexual offences34
- Anti-social behaviour11
- Public order10
67 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
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
130 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 164 casualties · 10.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
63 food businesses within 2 miles
- 54 rated 4–5 ★ (48 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
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
£189,435 average▼ 2.3% YoY
Across Halton · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£749 average monthly rent▲ 7.1% YoY
- 1 bed £547
- 2 bed £686
- 3 bed £826
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,376 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)
14 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,694
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,483
- Net moves+211
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 55 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
31% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,367 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (46% of 59,260)
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%)
66 inspected 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: 89% 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
64 applications decided
96.9% granted · 62 granted, 2 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 30
- LD 2
- 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
4,525 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £62,983 avg
e.g. Senior Technical Artist, Senior Optical Packaging & Assembly Engineer, Sap hana support
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
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WA4
- Causeway Medical Centre
- Latchford Medical Centre
- Stockton Heath Med.Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Runcorn and Helsby:
- Fund second stem cell transplants on NHS for relapse within 12 months325 local signatures · 30,826 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth229 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND223 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills149 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK141 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Daresbury · 0.2 kmDaresbury is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 246.
All Saints' Church, Daresbury · 0.3 kmAll Saints' Church is in the village of Daresbury, Cheshire, England. It is known for its association with Lewis Carroll who is commemorated in its stained glass windows depicting characters from Alice's Adventures in…
Hartree Centre · 0.3 kmThe Hartree Centre is a high performance computing, data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) research facility at Daresbury Laboratory on the Sci-Tech Daresbury science and innovation campus in Cheshire, United…
Cockcroft Institute · 0.4 kmThe Cockcroft Institute is an international centre for Accelerator Science and Technology (AST) in the UK. It was proposed in September 2003 and officially opened in September 2006. It is a joint venture of Lancaster…
Sci-Tech Daresbury · 0.4 kmSci-Tech Daresbury, also known as Sci-Tech Daresbury Enterprise Zone, is a science and innovation campus near the village of Daresbury in Halton, Cheshire, England. The site began life as the Daresbury Laboratory late…
- Creamfields · 0.4 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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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 IoD2025.