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Postcode district · Cheshire West and Chester

Affluence in CH70

How CH70 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Population
1,586 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CH70 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, CH70 scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Living environment3.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
  • Older people in low-income households8.0
  • Income9.0
  • Employment9.0
  • Barriers to housing and services9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£46,872
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
33%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

36.1% of adults in CH70 are in work, well below the England average of 55.7%. 13.5% are retired and 44.7% are full-time students.

CH70England
Employee, full-time25%34.3%
Employee, part-time6.6%11.9%
Self-employed4.5%9.5%
Unemployed1.4%2.9%
Full-time student44.7%7.9%
Retired13.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.1%4.1%
Other1.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

20.5% of adults in CH70 work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

CH70England
Higher managerial & professional7.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional12.9%19.9%
Intermediate8.7%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed4.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical3.7%5.3%
Semi-routine7.1%11.3%
Routine7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.5%8.5%
Full-time students44.6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

30.4% of adults in CH70 hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 8.4% have no qualifications.

CH70England
Degree level or above30.4%33.9%
A level or equivalent43.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above9.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C4.8%9.7%
Apprenticeship3.4%5.3%
Other qualifications0.6%2.8%
No qualifications8.4%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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