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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 90th of 294 English council areas — better than 69% 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
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
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
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)
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:
- Remove the grey belt planning rules271 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills269 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks231 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND216 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth178 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Chad's Church, Farndon · 0.2 kmSt 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 kmFarndon 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 kmFarndon 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 kmSt 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 kmHolt 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 kmHolt 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)
Nearby towns
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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.