Electoral wardE05012226
Neston ward, Cheshire West and Chester
Neston is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,642 residents in 2,571 households — 891 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chester North and Neston constituency.
Residents, 20215,642council ward average 7,937
Households2,5712.19 residents per household
Density891/ km²about 6.33 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+24.1%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 240
5–95.9% · 330
10–157.0% · 397
16–193.8% · 216
20–246.3% · 357
25–3411.2% · 629
35–4916.7% · 940
50–6420.8% · 1,175
65–7412.1% · 683
75–848.7% · 491
85+3.2% · 183
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.6% · 529
1 car or van42.4% · 1,089
2 cars or vans26.9% · 691
3 or more10.1% · 258
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cheshire West and Chester overall: 68.3% owned, 14.6% social rented, 15.7% private rented.
Owned outright32.7% · 842
With mortgage23.7% · 609
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented28.7% · 738
Private rented14.3% · 367
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house20.8% · 536
Semi-detached house32.4% · 834
Terraced house26.4% · 680
Purpose-built flat17.5% · 449
Converted house0.1% · 3
Other conversion1.2% · 32
Above shop / office0.9% · 24
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012226- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 45
Parishes in the ward
Neston
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlacon17.1% aged 65+ · 49.3% owned14,085CChester City & the Garden Quarter13.9% aged 65+ · 37.6% owned18,338GGreat Boughton24.4% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned11,000LLittle Neston32.8% aged 65+ · 85.5% owned4,777NNewton & Hoole19.4% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned14,784PParkgate33.2% aged 65+ · 85.6% owned4,972SSaughall & Mollington29.1% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned5,261UUpton21.1% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned10,174WWillaston & Thornton30.5% aged 65+ · 84.6% owned5,173
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.