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Tarvin

Tarvin is a village in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 2,309. There are around 1 pharmacy and 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 17 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Mouldsworth, 4.7 km away. In June 2026, there were around 6 recorded street crimes, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tarvin 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
Eddisbury
Police force
Cheshire
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 99th of 294 English council areas — better than 66% of them.

Low crime61
Home affordability71
Affordable rents64
Good schools53
Life expectancy57
Low deprivation58
Employment68
Low council tax28

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 12° · 38% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:38

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom

Crime

12 reported · July 2026 71% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Burglary2
  • Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Tarvin and Kelsall · Cheshire

Local policing priorities

  • Concerns raised regarding youths becoming involved in anti-social behaviour at Castle Park and Saltworks metal shipping container.

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

40 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 33 rated 4–5 ★ (29 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Mouldsworth (4.7 km)
  • 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Mouldsworth (4.7 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

Detached£437,424
Semi-detached£267,395
Terraced£209,368
Flat£135,450

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 (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (11.4 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Ashton Hayes Community Centre (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds4

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)

A £1,678
B £1,958
C £2,238
D £2,517
E £3,077
F £3,636
G £4,196
H £5,035

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
  • 31 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

Aphra Brandreth

Conservative

Chester South and Eddisbury

Recent votes:

  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots

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

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

16,170 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £32,196 avg

e.g. Customer Team Leader, Care Assistant - Driving License Required, Care Assistant - Part time - Driving License Required

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

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Solar 19% · Nuclear 18% · Gas 16%

66 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 South and Eddisbury:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Tarvin Rural District · 0.0 km

    Tarvin was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. The district was named after the village of Tarvin, and saw considerable boundary changes throughout its life.

  • Tarvin · 0.0 km

    Tarvin is a village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It had a population of 2,693 people at the 2001 UK census, rising to 2,728 at the 2011 census,…

  • St Andrew's Church, Tarvin · 0.4 km

    St Andrew's Church is in the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in th…

  • Hockenhull Hall · 0.8 km

    Hockenhull Hall is a mansion house to the southwest of the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Hockenhull Hall date…

  • Hockenhull Platts · 1.5 km

    The Hockenhull Platts are three bridges southwest of the village of Tarvin, Cheshire, England. They are also known as the "Packhorse Bridges" or (erroneously) the "Roman Bridges", and are recorded in the National Heri…

  • Hockenhull · 1.8 km

    Hockenhull is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Tarvin, in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 19. Hockenhull was formerly a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Tarvin?
Tarvin is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire West and Chester local authority.
What is the population of Tarvin?
Tarvin has an approximate settlement population of 2,309.
How deprived is Tarvin?
The Cheshire West and Chester local authority, which includes Tarvin, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.