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Farndon (Cheshire West and Chester)

Farndon (Cheshire West and Chester) is a village in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has one pharmacy, four restaurants and cafés, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Gresford (WDSME) at 7 km. 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 Farndon (Cheshire West and Chester) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Cheshire West and Chester area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). 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
59/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 90th of 294 English council areas — better than 69% of them.

Low crime61
Home affordability71
Affordable rents64
Good schools59
Life expectancy55
Low deprivation63
Employment69
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

6°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 9° / 4° · 55% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:33

9h 16m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wrexham, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

12 reported · August 2026▲ 9% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Dodleston, Huntington and Farndon · Cheshire

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

Road safety

522 reported road collisions (2025)

132 killed or seriously injured · 670 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

23 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 23 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gresford (WDSME) (7.0 km)
  • 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wrexham Central (9.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£270,534 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Cheshire West and Chester · to 2026-08

Detached£439,091
Semi-detached£268,826
Terraced£211,455
Flat£135,806

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£991 average monthly rent▲ 6.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £725
  • 2 bed £914
  • 3 bed £1,121

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

4,935 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: 168.7p · Asda (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 194.7p · Asda (8.4 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: WrexhamPublic (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds6

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK19,428
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,839
  • Net moves+2,589

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 186 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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

182 schools · 53,706 pupils

126 primary · 20 secondary · 36 other

Ofsted: 66 of 73 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

154 inspected 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

356 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes86
  • GP practices73
  • Dentists77
  • Homecare agencies75
  • Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire West and Chester

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

412 applications decided

92% granted · 379 granted, 33 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Aphra Brandreth

Conservative

Chester South and Eddisbury

Recent votes:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

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

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

16,450 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £31,834 avg

e.g. Complex Care Assistant, Cleaner

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£798 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% 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

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 52% · Nuclear 26% · Gas 19% · Imports 3%

73 gCO₂/kWh · 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 Chester South and Eddisbury:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • St Chad's Church, Farndon · 0.2 km

    St Chad's Church is in the village of Farndon, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with…

  • Farndon, Cheshire · 0.3 km

    Farndon is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Dee, which here forms the England–Wales borde…

  • Farndon Bridge · 0.4 km

    Farndon Bridge, also known as Holt Bridge, crosses the River Dee and the England–Wales border between the villages of Farndon, Cheshire, England and Holt, Wrexham, Wales. The bridge, which was built in the mid-14th ce…

  • St Chad's Church, Holt · 0.4 km

    St Chad's Church, Holt, is in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales overlooking the River Dee and the Wales–England border. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Alyn, the archdeaconry of Wrex…

  • Holt, Wrexham · 0.7 km

    Holt is a medieval village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated on the border with England and within the historic county boundaries of Denbighshire. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly…

  • Holt Castle · 0.7 km

    Holt Castle was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the River Dee, in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Work began on the castle in the 13th century during the Welsh Wars.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Farndon (Cheshire West and Chester)?
Farndon (Cheshire West and Chester) is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority.
How deprived is Farndon (Cheshire West and Chester)?
The Cheshire West and Chester local authority, which includes Farndon (Cheshire West and Chester), is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.