Neston (Cheshire West and Chester)
Neston (Cheshire West and Chester) is a town or village in Cheshire, England. It has 1 pharmacy, 13 restaurants and cafés, 35 bus stops, and Neston railway station is 1.1 km away. There were around 81 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 Neston (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
- Ellesmere Port and Neston
- 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
16°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 13° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:35
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Crime
59 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences20
- Shoplifting14
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Public order5
4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Little Neston and Burton · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Residents, within the Neston area as a whole, reported concerns about suspected drug taking in and around the area. Community members hig…
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
85 food businesses within 2 miles
- 70 rated 4–5 ★ (64 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Neston (1.1 km)
- 35 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Neston (1.2 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: 157.9p · BP (8.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (8.7 km)
16 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
18 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Chester Road Car Park (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools8
- Sports pitches15
- Playgrounds9
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 54 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
Your MP
Samantha Dixon
Labour
Chester North and Neston
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 (minority)
- Lab 35
- Con 20
- LD 1
- Grn 3
- Ref 3
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens94
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
16,170 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
Grid electricity
45% low-carbon electricity
Gas 53% · Nuclear 22% · Wind 22% · Imports 3%
208 gCO₂/kWh · high 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
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
- Little Neston · 0.5 km
Little Neston is a village south of Neston and situated on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. Little Neston is administratively part of Cheshire West and Chester and had a population of 3,390 at the 2001 Census.
St Mary's and St Helen's Church, Neston · 0.9 kmSt Mary and St Helen Church is in the town of Neston, 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 parish chur…
Neston South railway station · 0.9 kmNeston South railway station was a station on the single track Hooton to West Kirby branch of the Birkenhead Railway, on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England. The station served the town of Neston.
Neston Town Hall · 1.0 kmNeston Town Hall is a municipal building on High Street, Neston, Cheshire, England. The structure accommodates the offices and the meeting place of Neston Town Council.
Neston · 1.1 kmNeston is a market town and civil parish on the Wirral Peninsula, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester within the ceremonial county of Cheshire. According to the Office for National Statistics, Neston…
Neston railway station · 1.2 kmNeston railway station serves the town of Neston, Cheshire, England. It is the southernmost station on the English part of the Borderlands Line before it reaches Wales. The station is 8¾ miles (14 km) south of Bidston.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Neston (Cheshire West and Chester)?
- Neston (Cheshire West and Chester) is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority.
- How deprived is Neston (Cheshire West and Chester)?
- The Cheshire West and Chester local authority, which includes Neston (Cheshire West and Chester), is around the average in England on the IoD2019.