Chester
Chester is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 90,524. It has around 33 bus stops, 2 GP surgeries, and 1 pharmacy, with the nearest railway station being Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway, 3.8 km away. The average sold house price is around £323,602. There were around 408 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 Chester area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Flintshire area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 154,962 residents at roughly 352 people per km².
- Council
- Flintshire
- County
- Clwyd
- Constituency
- Alyn and Deeside
- Police force
- North Wales
Weather
19°CSunny
- Today: 24° / 14° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:32
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Liverpool Speke, United Kingdom
Crime
479 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences176
- Shoplifting77
- Public order73
- Other theft41
65 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour on the streets of Chester needs to be address.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
122 reported road collisions (2024)
51 killed or seriously injured · 176 casualties · 7.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 413 rated 4–5 ★ (354 top)
- 27 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Grosvenor Park Miniature Railway (0.7 km)
- 91 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chester (1.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£213,930 average▲ 1% YoY
Across Flintshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£803 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY
- 1 bed £588
- 2 bed £749
- 3 bed £883
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (5.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Asda (9.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (9.2 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
26 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Chester (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Gyms7
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches24
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
154,962 residents in Flintshire · 352/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Wales
3% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 11% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band C (29% of 71,570)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Care & health services
2 CQC-registered services
- Homecare agencies2
CQC ratings: 100% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Flintshire
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)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics10
- Pharmacies6
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens43
- Restaurants & cafés208
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,135 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2,277 jobs advertised · £40,284 avg
e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, SEMH Teaching Assistant
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£771 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,426 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
42% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 68,585 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
86% low-carbon electricity
Wind 50% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 11% · Gas 10%
39 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9
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
St Peter's Church, Chester · 0.0 kmSt Peter's Church is in Eastgate Street in the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England, immediately to the north of Chester Cross. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grad…
Chester City Club · 0.0 kmChester City Club is at 1 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Chester High Cross · 0.0 kmChester High Cross is in Chester, Cheshire, England. It stands in front of St Peter's Church at the junction of Watergate Street, Eastgate Street and Bridge Street, a site known as Chester Cross. The cross is recorded…
Chester Cross (junction) · 0.0 kmChester Cross is a junction of streets at the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England.
Chester Rows · 0.0 kmChester Rows are a set of structures in each of the four main streets of Chester, in the United Kingdom, consisting of a series of covered walkways on the first floor behind which are entrances to shops and other prem…
1 Bridge Street, Chester · 0.0 km1 Bridge Street is located at the junction of Bridge Street and Eastgate Street at Chester Cross in the centre of the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. Its architecture is that of the black-and-white revival, it inc…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Flintshire with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chester?
- Chester is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Flintshire local authority.
- What is the population of Chester?
- Chester has an approximate settlement population of 90,524.
- How deprived is Chester?
- The Flintshire local authority, which includes Chester, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.