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Cheshire has 46 towns of 2,500 or more and 76 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.

46graded towns

19grade A− or better

76villages and smaller places

Warringtonlargest · 174,968

How Cheshire compares: its report card →

The Lord Binning, Kelsall (geograph 2664026)

#1 in CheshireKelsallA⁺

#2 in CheshirePoyntonA

#3 in CheshireLymmA

#4 in CheshireTarporleyA

Cheshire at a glance

What Cheshire is like

The typical Cheshire town grades highest on jobs & income and schools against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on walkability. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The typical town, subject by subjectThe median Cheshire town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town

How Cheshire’s towns grade overall46 graded towns

A19B16C8D3

19 of 46 (41%) grade A− or better, against 25% of UK towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full Cheshire list, with what drives each grade Compare two townsSide by side, subject by subject

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46 towns · ordered by Cheshire rank

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Kelsall

Town · 2,997 people · #95 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺HealthA⁺SchoolsLowestDCost of living

Poynton

Town · 13,015 people · #119 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsAJobs & incomeLowestC⁻Cost of living

Lymm

Town · 11,547 people · #138 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsAJobs & incomeLowestCWalkability

Tarporley

Town · 3,212 people · #158 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SchoolsA⁺HealthLowestDCost of living

Wilmslow

Large town · 25,716 people · #168 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SchoolsA⁺HealthLowestC⁻Cost of living

Holmes Chapel

Town · 6,674 people · #177 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthAJobs & incomeLowestC⁺Cost of living

Tarvin

Town · 2,744 people · #223 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SafetyA⁺HealthLowestCCost of living

Elworth

Town · 7,646 people · #235 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHazard riskLowestCWalkability

Disley

Town · 3,891 people · #249 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskAHealthLowestCCost of living

Knutsford

Town · 13,254 people · #250 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SchoolsAHealthLowestC⁻Cost of living

Alderley Edge

Town · 4,496 people · #253 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeASchoolsLowestC⁻Cost of living

Helsby

Town · 5,278 people · #263 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Jobs & incomeA⁻SafetyLowestC⁺Walkability

Christleton and Waverton

Town · 2,670 people · #273 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthAJobs & incomeLowestDCost of living

Bollington

Town · 7,236 people · #301 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SchoolsA⁻SafetyLowestC⁻Hazard risk

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Prestbury

Town · 2,629 people · #354 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺Jobs & incomeA⁺HealthLowestC⁻Cost of living

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Hartford

Town · 6,698 people · #359 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHealthAJobs & incomeLowestDCost of living

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Cuddington

Town · 5,860 people · #360 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsAHazard riskLowestC⁻Cost of living

A⁻

Haslington

Town · 5,042 people · #372 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHazard riskLowestCWalkability

A⁻

Willaston (Cheshire East)

Town · 3,653 people · #507 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Jobs & incomeB⁺Hazard riskLowestCWalkability

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Culcheth

Town · 6,722 people · #564 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Jobs & incomeA⁻SafetyLowestCHazard risk

B⁺

Elton

Town · 3,293 people · #669 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺Cost of livingLowestC⁻Walkability

B⁺

Davenham

Town · 13,840 people · #684 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA⁻SafetyLowestCWalkability

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Burtonwood

Town · 3,504 people · #728 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestACost of livingB⁺Hazard riskLowestDHealth

Sandbach

Town · 11,289 people · #791 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺SchoolsBCost of livingLowestCSafety

Alsager

Town · 15,504 people · #794 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBJobs & incomeBHealthLowestC⁻Walkability

Neston

Town · 14,963 people · #812 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺SchoolsBSafetyLowestCCost of living

Shavington

Town · 4,972 people · #816 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Jobs & incomeB⁺Cost of livingLowestC⁻Walkability

Barnton

Town · 6,245 people · #842 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SchoolsBHazard riskLowestCHealth

Warrington

City · 174,968 people · #876 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SchoolsA⁻Cost of livingLowestC⁻Hazard risk

B⁻

Nantwich

Town · 18,741 people · #987 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityBCost of livingLowestC⁻Safety

B⁻

Frodsham

Town · 9,101 people · #1,001 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestCCost of living

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Pickmere

Town · 2,800 people · #1,008 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SafetyAHazard riskLowestD⁻Walkability

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Rudheath

Town · 4,803 people · #1,084 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskBSchoolsLowestC⁻Health

B⁻

Macclesfield

Large town · 54,352 people · #1,089 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityBCost of livingLowestC⁻Safety

B⁻

Saughall

Town · 2,655 people · #1,162 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SafetyB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestD⁻Schools

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Middlewich

Town · 14,428 people · #1,183 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingBHazard riskLowestCHealth

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Weaverham

Town · 6,266 people · #1,274 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBCost of livingB⁻SafetyLowestC⁻Health

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Chester

Large town · 92,756 people · #1,311 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityB⁻SchoolsLowestDSafety

Congleton

Large town · 30,001 people · #1,406 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁻WalkabilityB⁻Cost of livingLowestC⁻Safety

Northwich

Town · 18,646 people · #1,469 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityBCost of livingLowestDSafety

C⁻

Lostock Gralam

Town · 2,719 people · #1,613 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskBCost of livingLowestDSchools

C⁻

Crewe

Large town · 74,116 people · #1,614 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityA⁻Cost of livingLowestDSafety

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Widnes

Large town · 59,938 people · #1,636 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityBCost of livingLowestDHealth

Ellesmere Port

Large town · 65,425 people · #1,835 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Cost of livingBWalkabilityLowestDSchools

Runcorn

Large town · 61,641 people · #1,908 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestDHealth

Winsford

Large town · 32,522 people · #1,999 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBCost of livingBHazard riskLowestD⁻Schools

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Cheshire lists

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All Cheshire rankings →

Best places to live46 towns · #1 Kelsall Best small towns26 towns · #1 Kelsall Most affordable towns46 towns · #1 Burtonwood Safest towns46 towns · #1 Pickmere Towns with the best schools46 towns · #1 Kelsall Healthiest towns46 towns · #1 Kelsall Best towns for jobs & income46 towns · #1 Prestbury Most walkable towns46 towns · #1 Chester Towns with the lowest flood risk46 towns · #1 Alderley Edge and 14 more Best towns for the outdoors46 towns · #1 Runcorn Most historic towns46 towns · #1 Disley Towns with the most civic life46 towns · #1 Prestbury Towns with the highest household incomes46 towns · #1 PrestburyDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax46 towns · #1 WidnesDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters46 towns · #1 NorthwichDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers46 towns · #1 CuddingtonDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers46 towns · #1 DisleyDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts46 towns · #1 NorthwichDescribed, no letters Driest towns46 towns · #1 CreweDescribed, no letters Wettest towns46 towns · #1 DisleyDescribed, no letters

Villages and small towns

76 smaller places in Cheshire

Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.

52 places under 1,000 people

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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