Rudheath

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 7° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:32

9h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Glazebury, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

88 reported · August 2026▲ 16% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences43
• Public order10
• Criminal damage & arson8
• Anti-social behaviour7

2 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Witton and Rudheath · Cheshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

522 reported road collisions (2025)

132 killed or seriously injured · 670 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

244 food businesses within 2 miles

• 190 rated 4–5 ★ (152 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Northwich (1.1 km)
• 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£270,534 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Cheshire West and Chester · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£991 average monthly rent▲ 6.1% YoY

• 1 bed £725
• 2 bed £914
• 3 bed £1,121

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

4,935 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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · BP (2.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.7p · Asda (2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: T W G Northwich-Hyundai (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

357,150 residents in Cheshire West and Chester · 388/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK19,428
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,839
• Net moves+2,589

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 186 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

9% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

182 schools · 53,706 pupils

126 primary · 20 secondary · 36 other

Ofsted: 66 of 73 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

154 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cheshire West and Chester

356 CQC-registered services

• Care homes86
• GP practices73
• Dentists77
• Homecare agencies75
• Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire West and Chester

• Not in the Green Belt
• 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

412 applications decided

92% granted · 379 granted, 33 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Andrew Cooper

Labour

Mid Cheshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 35
• Con 20
• LD 1
• Grn 3
• Ref 3
• Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

16,450 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

43 jobs advertised · £33,842 avg

e.g. Manufacturing Trainer - Bread/Bakery, Network & Security Engineer, Graduate Trade Finance Officer

Source: Adzuna

£798 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% 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

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

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Nuclear 32% · Gas 18% · Imports 4%

70 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

7 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in CW9

• Watling Street Surgery
• Witton Street Surgery
• Danebridge Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Cheshire:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth284 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND246 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills173 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK169 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately142 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Rudheath · 0.5 km

  Rudheath is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the north west of England, approximately 2 miles east of Northwich. The civil pari…

• Rudheath Senior Academy · 0.5 km

  Rudheath Senior Academy is a coeducational secondary school that educates approximately 420 children between 11 and 16 years of age. It is located in the village of Rudheath, near Northwich in Cheshire, England.

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  Leftwich · 0.8 km

  Leftwich is a historic village, ward and southern suburb of Northwich in the Cheshire West and Chester borough of Cheshire, England. The name, given as merely 'Wice' in the Domesday Book of 1086, is written 'Leftetewy…

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  Northwich Motive Power Depot · 1.0 km

  Northwich Motive Power Depot was a traction maintenance depot located in Northwich, Cheshire, England. The depot was situated on the Mid-Cheshire line and was located immediately to the southeast of Northwich station.

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  Northwich railway station · 1.1 km

  Northwich railway station serves the town of Northwich, in Cheshire, England. The station has two platforms in use, with a third now disused and fenced off. On the Mid-Cheshire line, it is located 28+1⁄4 miles (45.5 k…

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  Witton, Northwich · 1.2 km

  Witton cum Twambrooks, known simply now as Witton is the name given to both a historic township and ward in Northwich in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England. The name is now used for a ward c…

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