Hale (Halton)
Hale is a town or village in Cheshire, England, with one pharmacy, two restaurants and cafés, and four bus stops. The nearest railway station is Halewood, 3.7 km away. There were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hale (Halton) 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
9°CClear
- Today: 13° / 7° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:33
9h 18m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, 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
14 reported · August 2026▲ 180% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Public order2
1 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft
Neighbourhood team: Ditton and Hale · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- ASB around the shops in Hale Village and Parking issues.
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
68 food businesses within 2 miles
- 49 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Halewood (3.7 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Halewood (3.7 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
40 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Speke (2.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds1
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
- 16 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
Your MP
Derek Twigg
Labour
Widnes and Halewood
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 30
- LD 2
- Ref 16
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,525 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
Grid electricity
68% low-carbon electricity
Wind 45% · Gas 30% · Nuclear 24% · Imports 2%
117 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
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
4 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in L24
- The Margaret Thompson Med Centre
- Speke Hc - Dr Thakur
- Speke Hc - Dr Singh & Dr Bicha
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Widnes and Halewood:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth354 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND154 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK141 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately130 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after110 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Hale, Halton · 0.1 kmHale is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England with a population of 1,800. The village is north of the River Mersey, and just to the east of the boundary with Merseyside. It is 3 miles…
Manor House, Hale · 0.4 kmThe Manor House, Hale is a house in Church End, Hale, a village in the borough of Halton, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
St Mary's Church, Hale · 0.5 kmSt Mary's Church is in Church End in the village of Hale, Halton, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. It is an active Anglican…
- Hale Duck Decoy · 0.9 km
Hale Duck Decoy is a duck decoy and nature reserve near the village of Hale, in Halton, Cheshire, England. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and lies within a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is owned by…
St Ambrose's Church, Speke · 1.9 kmSt Ambrose's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Heathgate Avenue, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is an active parish church in the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Pastoral Area of Woolton and Hale…
- Halebank · 2.0 km
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hale (Halton)?
- Hale (Halton) is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Halton local authority.
- How deprived is Hale (Halton)?
- The Halton local authority, which includes Hale (Halton), is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.