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Cheshire West & Chester Profile
CONTACTS TOPICS COVERED
• Population
Produced By: Research & Intelligence Unit
• Economic Trends
Cheshire County Council
• Leisure & Recreation
County Hall • Health
Chester • Education
Cheshire. CH1 1SF • Environment
• Social Inclusion & Regeneration
Tel: (01244) 972409 • Community Safety
E-mail: Gordon.Hamilton@cheshire.gov.uk
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‘CHESHIRE WEST & CHESTER’ IN Page
CONTEXT
‘Cheshire West & Chester’ has a population of Map and Introduction 1–2
327,500 and an area of 91,664 hectares. In
addition to ‘Cheshire East’ on the east, it is
Population 3–4
bounded on the west by the Welsh border, to
the north by the Mersey Valley, and to the
south by the Shropshire border. It includes the Economic Trends 4
historic town of Chester, the industrial towns of
Ellesmere Port, Northwich, and Winsford,
together with Neston, Frodsham, Helsby and Leisure & Recreation 4
Malpas.
Health 5
In the 2007, Cheshire Omnibus Survey the
majority of Cheshire West and Chester
residents (93%) liked living in their home area. Education 5
When respondents were asked specifically
about their quality of life (from the 2005 Quality Environment 5
of Life Survey) 46% described it as very good
and a further 46% described it as quite good. Social Inclusion &
2% said it was very or quite poor. 6
Regeneration
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POPULATION • 24% of Cheshire West & Chester
households were all pensioner
Size & Distribution households (North West 24%, England &
• Cheshire West & Chester has a Wales 24%), of these 19,012 (58%) were
population of 327,500 (2006 mid-year pensioners living alone.
estimate) Households
• This is 5% of the North West’s population
and 0.6% of England & Wales' population • In 2001, there were 132,887 households
with residents in Cheshire West &
Density Chester
• The area of Cheshire West & Chester is • 99% of people lived in households
91,664 hectares (England & Wales 98%) and 1% in
communal establishments
• The population density is 3.57 people per
hectare. • Household composition generally
reflected the England & Wales patterns
Age Distribution • 30% of households had dependent
% of Age Groups Distribution 2006 Mid Year children (North West 30%, England &
Estimate Cheshire West & Chester Wales 29%)
• 27% of households were people living
30%
alone (North West 31%, England &
25% Wales 30%).
20% Housing
15% • In 2006 the average house price was
£188,000 compared to the North West
10%
average £157,500
5% • In 2006 there were 143,700 dwellings in
Cheshire West & Chester with the
0%
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 75-84 85+ highest % in council tax band B (23%).
Ethnic Background and Religion
• The age structure of Cheshire West &
Chester is slightly older than that of • According to the 2005 ethnicity
England & Wales estimates, 3% of Cheshire West &
Chester’s population was ‘non-white’
• 5% of Cheshire West & Chester’s
population is aged under 5 and 12% are • In 2001 81% of Cheshire population said
aged 5 to 14 they were Christian compared with 78%
in the North West and 72% in England &
• 17% are aged 65 or more
Wales
• There will be around 5% fewer children
• 96% of the population were born in the
living in Cheshire West & Chester by
United Kingdom.
2026 than there were in 2006
• The number of people aged 85+ will Socio-Economic Group
double between 2006 and 2026. • In 2001, 29% of ‘Cheshire West &
Family Structure Chester’ workers were managerial and
professional workers (social class AB),
• In 2001, the average household size was compared with 18% in the North West
2.39. and 21% in England & Wales
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• 20% of Cheshire West & Chester West and England & Wales) and 30%
workers were semi-skilled and unskilled had 2 ‘A-level’ equivalents or more (25%
manual (social class D), compared with in the North West and 28% in England &
19% in the North West and 16% in Wales.
England & Wales.
Unemployment
Sources: Census of Population 2001
ONS Population & ethnicity estimates • Unemployment in Cheshire West &
Cheshire CC Population Estimates Chester in December 2007 was 1.7%
Land Registry (residence rate), compared with a Great
Valuation Office Agency
Britain rate of 2.1%, and North West rate
of 2.4%.
Businesses
ECONOMIC TRENDS
• There were 9,830 VAT registered
Employment businesses in 2006. 970 businesses had
• Total number of employees in Cheshire registered in the previous year.
West & Chester was 150,200 in 2006
Sources: Census of Population 2001
• 11% of employees worked in
Office for National Statistics (NOMIS)
manufacturing in Cheshire West & IDBR 2005
Chester in 2006, the same as Great Agricultural Census 2006
Britain 1
Location quotients (LQs)1 can be used
• 82% were employed in services in to show whether a particular activity is
Cheshire West & Chester in 2006, a more concentrated in a particular
similar figure for Great Britain, 83% geographical area than it is nationally.
• Agricultural employment stood at 3,600
• Average household income was £35,200 LEISURE & RECREATION
• Cheshire West & Chester has
employment concentrations in chemicals Visits to Cheshire West & Chester Attractions
and pharmaceuticals (LQ1=2.4), financial There are a number of historic properties,
intermediation (2.6) and auxiliary gardens, museums, art galleries and other
financial services (1.5). attractions across Cheshire West & Chester.
In 2005,
Qualifications
• Over 1,009,454 people visited Chester
The 2001 Census found: Zoo
• Around 150,000 visited the Anderton
• 22% of residents aged 16-74 in Cheshire
boat lift.
West & Chester had qualifications at
degree level or higher compared with In the 2006 Cheshire Community survey
17% in the North West and 20% in 75% of residents used the internet. 67 %
England & Wales had broadband.
• 27% of Cheshire West & Chester Sources: North West Tourist Board
residents aged 16-74 had no Cheshire Current Facts and Figures 2006
qualifications at all (32% in the North
West, 29% in England & Wales)
• 37% of Cheshire West & Chester
residents had qualifications less than 2
‘A-level’ equivalents (36% in the North
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• 80% of pupils achieved level 4 or above
in Key Stage 2 English with 78% for Key
HEALTH
Stage 2 Maths
General Health • 74% of pupils achieved level 5 or above
in key stage 3 English with 78% for key
Limiting long-term illness (LLTI) is a self
stage 3 Maths.
reported measure of someone’s health, asking
Source: Research & Statistics, Education
if a person has ‘any long-term illness, health Department, Cheshire CC
problem or handicap which limited work or daily
activities’, based on the 2001 Census:
• 18% of people in Cheshire West & ENVIRONMENT
Chester had a limiting long-term illness
Car Availability
compared with 21% of people in the North
West and 18% in England & Wales. • Car availability in 2001 (from the 2001
In the 2006 Cheshire Community Survey Census) was high with 80% of
households owning at least one car
• 15% said they smoked
(England & Wales 73% car ownership)
• 84% drank alcohol, with 8% drinking more
• 37% of Cheshire West & Chester
than 22 units a week.
households owned 2 or more cars
Disability Living Allowance (England & Wales 29%).
• At May 2007, 5% of the total population Travel to Work
were claiming disability living allowance,
• The car was the dominant means of
compared to 6% for the North West
travel to work by Cheshire residents
• Of these claimants 15% were due to (72% drivers or passengers in the 2001
mental health causes compared to 15% Census)
for the North West.
• Other means of travel to work were: foot
Births and Deaths (9%),bus (4%), and train (1%)
• In 2006 the crude birth rate (births per • At the 2001 Census the most popular
1,000 population) was 11 compared with destinations outside Cheshire West &
12 for the North West and 13 for Chester to work were Cheshire East and
England& Wales Flintshire
• The crude death rate (deaths per 1,000 • The most popular origins for people
population) was 10 compared to 10 for travelling into Cheshire West & Chester
the North West and 9 for England & were Flintshire & Wirral.
Wales. CO2 emissions
Sources: Census of Population 2001 • Within Cheshire West and Chester
Department of Work and Pensions ONS VS1 Domestic CO2 emissions per capita was
2.55 tonnes (UK = 2.5 tonnes).
Climate Change
EDUCATION
• In the 2007 Cheshire Omnibus Survey:
GCSE results • 90% said that recycling was important to
• In 2006 60% of GCSE candidates combat climate change
achieved 5 or more GCSE’s at grade A*- • 91% also said waste minimisation was
C important to combat climate change.
Sources: Census of Population 2001
Defra 2007
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SOCIAL INCLUSION AND REGENERATION
Index of Multiple Deprivation • The above map shows the 30 areas
that fall within the top 20% most
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is a deprived areas in England
national deprivation index and is used to
• 14% of Cheshire West & Chester’s
determine policy and funding, and feeds into
population live in these deprived areas
initiatives such as Local Area Agreements.
(2006 estimates)
The IMD is based on 7 domains:
• Overall Lache ParkL1 ranked 1 out of
• Income
211 lower layer super output areas in
• Employment Cheshire West & Chester nationally
• Health Deprivation and Disability making it the most deprived Cheshire
• Education, Skills and Training West & Chester LLSOA.
• Barriers to Housing and Services Sources: Index of Multiple Deprivation 2007
• Crime Community Involvement /Cohesion
• Living Environment In the 2007 Cheshire Omnibus Survey:
The data mainly refers to 2005 and it is based • 37% of respondents said they had
at lower layer super output area geography. undertaken voluntary work
In Cheshire West & Chester there are 211
• 39% agreed that they can influence
lower layer super output areas.
decisions in their local area
• 66% of respondents said that they
agreed they lived in an area where
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people from different backgrounds got
on well together.
COMMUNITY SAFETY
Fires attended
• In 2005 there were 4 fires attended per
1,000 population, which is similar to the
North West (4) and England & Wales
(3)
Crime
• In 2006/7 there were 29,992 recorded
crimes in Cheshire West & Chester,
this is 90 per 1,000 population
• There were 1,304 crimes recorded as
burglary (dwelling), this is 10 per 1,000
households
• The Quality of Life Survey 2005
highlighted that ‘reducing crime and
disorder is respondents’ top priority for
improving their quality of life
• Around two-thirds (62%) felt worried or
very worried about being a victim of
crime
Sources: Management Information Unit, Cheshire
Constabulary.
Communities & Local Government, Research
and Statistics Division
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