Mollington (Cheshire West and Chester)
Mollington (Cheshire West and Chester) is a village in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 3,000. It has 11 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Bache, 2.8 km away. There were around 10 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Mollington (Cheshire West and Chester) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cheshire West and Chester area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 357,150 residents at roughly 388 people per km².
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- County
- Cheshire
- Constituency
- City of Chester
- Police force
- Cheshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 99th of 294 English council areas — better than 66% 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
19°COvercast
- Today: 19° / 9° · 72% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:37
12h 58m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom
Crime
5 reported · July 2026▼ 71% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Burglary1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Saughall, Mollington and Elton · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Ongoing issues with speeding on the main roads throughout the village.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
512 reported road collisions (2024)
128 killed or seriously injured · 628 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
116 food businesses within 2 miles
- 105 rated 4–5 ★ (94 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bache (2.8 km)
- 11 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bache (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£269,039 average▲ 6.9% YoY
Across Cheshire West and Chester · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£986 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £721
- 2 bed £909
- 3 bed £1,115
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (5.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (5.4 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
38 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: RAW GREENE KING OAK TREE 1 (2.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds1
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)
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 183 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
£2,517 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
180 schools · 54,323 pupils
126 primary · 20 secondary · 34 other
Ofsted: 67 of 75 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
158inspected 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
357 CQC-registered services
- Care homes85
- GP practices72
- Dentists77
- Homecare agencies78
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire West and Chester
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
409 applications decided
88.5% granted · 362 granted, 47 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
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
- Schools1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
16,170 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
39 jobs advertised · £34,069 avg
e.g. Admin Assistant - Care Home, Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Mollington – Flexible Schedule, Night Nurse (RGN)
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£798 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% 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
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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chester North and Neston:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership375 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office297 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership285 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s249 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test192 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Mollington, Cheshire · 0.1 km
Mollington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is two miles north of the city of Chester, with the A41 Liverpool–Chest…
Crabwall Manor · 0.9 kmCrabwall Manor is a former country house, later a hotel, in the village of Mollington, Cheshire, England. The present building dates from the 18th century. It replaced an early 17th-century house built for the Gamul f…
- Mollington railway station · 0.9 km
Mollington railway station was on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway near to the village of Mollington in Cheshire, England. The station opened on 23 September 1840 at the same time as the railway line and closed to p…
- Lea-by-Backford · 1.1 km
Lea-by-Backford is a hamlet and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is situated between Chester and Ellesmere Port, west of the A41 tru…
- Moston, Cheshire West and Chester · 1.6 km
Moston is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is in the north east of Chester, close to the Shropshire Union Canal…
- Dale Barracks · 1.8 km
Dale Barracks is a British Army base at Moston near Chester, England. It is home to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Yorkshire Regiment.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mollington (Cheshire West and Chester)?
- Mollington (Cheshire West and Chester) is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority.
- How deprived is Mollington (Cheshire West and Chester)?
- The Cheshire West and Chester local authority, which includes Mollington (Cheshire West and Chester), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.