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 less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). 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
Excellent
Ranked 41st of 294 English council areas — better than 86% 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
10°CCloudy
- Today: 11° / 8° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:33
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Glazebury, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.6 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
Road safety
328 reported road collisions (2025)
80 killed or seriously injured · 412 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
205 food businesses within 2 miles
- 166 rated 4–5 ★ (134 top)
- 6 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
£259,224 average▲ 2.8% YoY
Across Warrington · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£899 average monthly rent▲ 5.3% YoY
- 1 bed £673
- 2 bed £835
- 3 bed £1,016
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,777 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: 151.9p · BP (6.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · BP (6.5 km)
26 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,559
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,031
- Net moves+528
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 199 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
96 schools · 31,467 pupils
69 primary · 13 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 40 of 40 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
88 inspected 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
- Aldridge UTC Warrington
- Beamont Collegiate Academy
- Birchwood Community High School
- Culcheth High School
- Great Sankey High School
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Warrington
Care & health services
214 CQC-registered services
- Care homes57
- GP practices37
- Dentists44
- Homecare agencies47
- Hospitals & hospices10
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding
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
233 applications decided
82% granted · 191 granted, 42 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Michael Wheeler
Labour
Worsley and Eccles
Recent votes:
- 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
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) 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
10,325 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
43 jobs advertised · £34,724 avg
e.g. Butcher, Kitchen Assistant - Kids Planet Irlam, Order Desk Coordinator
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
67% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 45% · Gas 23% · Wind 18% · Imports 11%
92 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in M44
- The Mosslands Medical Practice
- Chapel Group Medical Centre
- (Irlam) Salford Care Ctrs Medical Practi
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Worsley and Eccles:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth394 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 314 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND179 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK174 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after144 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Irlam · 0.3 kmIrlam is a suburb in the City of Salford, Manchester, 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…
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 less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.