Irlam
Irlam is a town in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 19,442. It has around 14 restaurants and cafés, along with 17 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Glazebrook, located 0.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Irlam area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Warrington area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 210,974 residents at roughly 1,168 people per km².
- Council
- Warrington
- County
- Cheshire
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Police force
- Cheshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 47th of 294 English council areas — better than 84% 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
18°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 13° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:32
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Glazebury, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
270 reported road collisions (2024)
52 killed or seriously injured · 340 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
205 food businesses within 2 miles
- 167 rated 4–5 ★ (135 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Irlam (1.1 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Irlam (1.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£259,398 average▲ 6.5% YoY
Across Warrington · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£894 average monthly rent▲ 5.1% YoY
- 1 bed £670
- 2 bed £831
- 3 bed £1,010
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · BP (6.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (9.5 km)
44 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
50 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Irlam and Cadishead Leisure Centre (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches21
- Playgrounds11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
210,974 residents in Warrington · 1,168/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 63%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 175 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,448 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (29% of 97,380)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
95 schools · 31,467 pupils
69 primary · 13 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 39 of 39 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
86inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bridgewater High SchoolGood
- Cardinal Newman Catholic High SchoolGood
- Lymm High SchoolGood
- Padgate AcademyGood
- Penketh High SchoolGood
- Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High SchoolGood
- St Gregory's Catholic High SchoolGood
- Beamont Collegiate Academy
- Birchwood Community High School
- Culcheth High School
- Great Sankey High School
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington
- UTC Warrington
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Warrington
Care & health services
215 CQC-registered services
- Care homes56
- GP practices36
- Dentists44
- Homecare agencies49
- Hospitals & hospices10
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Warrington
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 2 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
197 applications decided
81.7% granted · 161 granted, 36 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Michael Wheeler
Labour
Worsley and Eccles
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour majority
- Lab 40
- Con 2
- LD 11
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,295 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
62 jobs advertised · £33,235 avg
e.g. Room Leader, Online Italian Tutoring Job in Irlam – Flexible Schedule, Customer Service Administrator
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£782 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,255 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 · 103,149 certificates
9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
73% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 50% · Wind 16% · Imports 16% · Gas 12%
53 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 79.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 63.3 women · 62.1 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Worsley and Eccles:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office436 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth392 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s367 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership362 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 312 local signatures · 10,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Irlam · 0.3 kmIrlam is a suburb in the City of Liverpool, England. In 2011, it had a population of 19,933. It lies on flat ground on the south side of the M62 motorway and the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, 6.7 miles (10.…
Irlam and Cadishead Academy · 0.8 kmIrlam and Cadishead Academy is a co-educational secondary school located in Irlam at the extreme western end of the City of Salford borough.
- Carrington Power Station · 1.1 km
Carrington Power Station is a combined cycle gas turbine power station, which was completed in Autumn 2016 and began commercial operation on 18 September 2016. It is located on the site of a former coal-fired power st…
Irlam railway station · 1.2 kmIrlam railway station in Irlam, Greater Manchester, England, is 8+3⁄4 miles (14.1 km) west of Manchester Oxford Road on the Manchester to Liverpool Line, and is operated by Northern Trains.
St George's Church, Carrington · 1.6 kmSt George's Church is in the village of Carrington, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, but is now redundant and i…
Irlam F.C. · 1.8 kmIrlam Football Club is a football club based in Irlam, within the city of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Premier Division and play at Silver Street.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Irlam?
- Irlam is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Warrington local authority.
- What is the population of Irlam?
- Irlam has an approximate settlement population of 19,442.
- How deprived is Irlam?
- The Warrington local authority, which includes Irlam, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.