Acton Bridge’s story
6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Acton Bridge’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Acton BridgeCheshire
Home to 185 people, this village lies in Cheshire, North West.
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Hall Green Farmhouse and Attached Front Garden Wall · Photo: Sandy Gerrard · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
185
Census 2021 · Cheshire West and Chester council
Median age
57.3
32% are 65+ · Cheshire 21%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Acton Bridge a good place to live?
Acton Bridge is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 6, with 0 at Grade I. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Acton Bridge stand out
The 3 things Acton Bridge does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Hall Green Farmhouse and Attached Front Garden Wall; 13.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Acton Bridge.
Who lives here
Children make up only 8% of Acton Bridge, fewer than in Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
Degrees are held by 48% of adults, higher than both Cheshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (34%). People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town. The middle age in Acton Bridge is 57.3.
57.3median age
Acton BridgeCheshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Acton Bridge | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 10% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Acton Bridge: just 14% travel under 5 km, below Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
94% of commuters drove to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 45% of workers, above Cheshire’s towns (31%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.5%.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
Bicycle6%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
45%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£54K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Acton Bridge is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up one in ten households, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%). 1% of households live in social housing. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Acton Bridge’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Acton Bridge£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £282,000 | 5 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£991
average private rent a month, Cheshire West and Chester council area
£2,507
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Acton Bridge records more violent crime per resident than Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 31.1 per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 7 offences were reported in Acton Bridge. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 57% of recorded crime. Burglary and damage came to 9.2 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than Cheshire’s towns (5.7) and near England’s towns (9.4).
31.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
31.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
7
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Bad health is more common in Acton Bridge than in Cheshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 7% of residents
There is no GP practice in Acton Bridge: the nearest is 1.2 miles off. At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, above Cheshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. The nearest A&E to Acton Bridge is Warrington Hospital, 8.8 miles away.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Acton Bridge | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
82.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
More buildings in Acton Bridge are listed than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 324 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Acton Bridge’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, close to Cheshire’s towns (100%) and above England’s towns (7%). Homes built before 1919 account for 35% of the housing.
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II5
Among them · Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
324
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Acton Bridge
12pages on Acton Bridge
The big questions
Acton Bridge’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WeaverhamCuddingtonBarntonHartfordKingsleyNorthwichDavenhamActon Bridge
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton Bridge | 185 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Weaverham | 6,266 | 1.3 | C+ | B | B− | C− |
| Cuddington | 5,860 | 2 | A− | C− | B+ | A− |
| Barnton | 6,245 | 2.4 | B | B | B− | C |
| Hartford | 6,698 | 2.9 | A− | D | B | A |
| Kingsley | 1,551 | 3 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Northwich | 18,646 | 3.6 | C | B | D | C− |
| Davenham | 13,840 | 4.3 | B+ | C | A− | B− |
Kingsley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Acton Bridge
How many listed buildings are there in Acton Bridge?
That is 13.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Acton Bridge?
Band D council tax in Acton Bridge is £2,507 for 2026–27, more than in 66% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Acton Bridge
Village in Cheshire, England
Acton Bridge is a built-up area of 185 people, in the Cheshire West and Chester council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 185 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001570
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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