Dean Row
Dean Row is a village in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 200. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and Wilmslow railway station is 1.5 km away. There were around 17 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 Dean Row area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cheshire East area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 398,772 residents at roughly 342 people per km².
- Council
- Cheshire East
- County
- Cheshire
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Police force
- Cheshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 68th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% 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
16°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 13° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:31
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Manchester Oxford Road, United Kingdom
Crime
16 reported · July 2026▼ 16% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Burglary1
1 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft
Neighbourhood team: Wilmslow Dean Row and Lacey Green · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Shoplifting
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
570 reported road collisions (2024)
148 killed or seriously injured · 743 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
191 food businesses within 2 miles
- 170 rated 4–5 ★ (159 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Handforth (2.2 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Handforth (2.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£303,387 average▲ 5% YoY
Across Cheshire East · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£984 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY
- 1 bed £696
- 2 bed £898
- 3 bed £1,105
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.6 times median annual pay (6.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (10.2 km)
31 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Lidl-Wilmslow (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches13
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
398,772 residents in Cheshire East · 342/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 228 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,455 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (21% of 190,830)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
182 schools · 60,238 pupils
124 primary · 23 secondary · 35 other
Ofsted: 61 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
157inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Alsager SchoolGood
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive SchoolGood
- Malbank School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Middlewich High SchoolGood
- Sandbach High School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- The Fallibroome AcademyGood
- The Oaks AcademyGood
- The Macclesfield AcademyRequires improvement
- All Hallows Catholic College
- Brine Leas School
- Cheshire Studio School
- Congleton High School
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
- Eaton Bank Academy
- Knutsford Academy
- Poynton High School
- Ruskin Community High School
- Sandbach School
- Shavington Academy
- Sir William Stanier School
- St Thomas More Catholic High School
- Tytherington School
- Wilmslow High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cheshire East
Care & health services
412 CQC-registered services
- Care homes105
- GP practices71
- Dentists104
- Homecare agencies93
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire East
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
548 applications decided
89.1% granted · 488 granted, 60 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour / Independent coalition
- Lab 28
- Con 32
- LD 1
- Grn 1
- Ref 1
- Oth 19
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
22,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£808 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,202 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 195,088 certificates
9.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 66 women · 64.5 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tatton:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office381 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership323 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s268 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills246 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership217 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Dean Row Chapel · 0.1 km
Dean Row Chapel is a Unitarian place of worship in Cheshire, North West England. It is located 2 miles (3 km) east of the town of Wilmslow, Cheshire, near the junction of the A5102 and B5358 roads. The structure is re…
- Handforth Hall · 1.9 km
Handforth Hall is a former manor house in Handforth, Cheshire, England. It is dated 1562, and was built by Sir Urian Brereton. Alterations have been made to it in the 17th century, and subsequently. The hall is a timb…
- Willot Hall · 2.1 km
Willot Hall is a country house in the parish of Prestbury, some 4.5 km to the east of Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. It originated as a medieval hall house in the later part of the 15th century. This was encased in sto…
Handforth railway station · 2.1 kmHandforth railway station serves Handforth, Cheshire, England. Opened in 1842, it is a stop on the Crewe to Manchester Line.
- Wilmslow railway station · 2.2 km
Wilmslow railway station serves the town of Wilmslow, in Cheshire, England. It lies 12 miles (19 km) south of Manchester Piccadilly and 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Stockport on the Crewe to Manchester Line, a spur of th…
Handforth Dean · 2.2 kmHandforth Dean is a retail park in Handforth, Cheshire, England; it opened in 1995, alongside the A34. It contains four superstores: Marks & Spencer, Tesco Extra, JD Sports and Boots. Large Next and Pets at Home store…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dean Row?
- Dean Row is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire East local authority.
- How deprived is Dean Row?
- The Cheshire East local authority, which includes Dean Row, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.