Electoral wardE05012242
Upton ward, Cheshire West and Chester
Upton is one of 45 electoral wards of Cheshire West and Chester Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,174 residents in 3,910 households — 1,609 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Chester North and Neston constituency.
Residents, 202110,174council ward average 7,937
Households3,9102.6 residents per household
Density1,609/ km²about 6.32 km² · Cheshire West and Chester 388
Aged 65+21.1%Cheshire West and Chester: 21.2% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 491
5–96.3% · 637
10–156.9% · 697
16–195.9% · 599
20–244.4% · 449
25–3412.0% · 1,221
35–4919.8% · 2,015
50–6418.8% · 1,913
65–7410.1% · 1,028
75–847.1% · 727
85+3.9% · 394
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.7% · 575
1 car or van42.1% · 1,645
2 cars or vans33.7% · 1,319
3 or more9.5% · 371
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cheshire West and Chester overall: 68.3% owned, 14.6% social rented, 15.7% private rented.
Owned outright41.7% · 1,629
With mortgage32.8% · 1,281
Shared ownership0.8% · 32
Social rented12.4% · 484
Private rented12.3% · 482
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house29.4% · 1,148
Semi-detached house43.9% · 1,715
Terraced house15.1% · 590
Purpose-built flat10.6% · 416
Converted house0.6% · 23
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012242- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 45
Parishes in the ward
BacheMostonUpton-by-Chester
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% owned4,777NNeston24.1% aged 65+ · 56.4% owned5,642NNewton & Hoole19.4% aged 65+ · 65.4% owned14,784PParkgate33.2% aged 65+ · 85.6% owned4,972SSaughall & Mollington29.1% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned5,261WWillaston & 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.