Alpraham’s story
Alpraham: 32% of homes built before 1919
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AlprahamCheshire
A village of 494 in Cheshire, North West. 3% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
7 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Nigel Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
494
Census 2021 · Cheshire East council
Median home
£517K
32 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.1
22% are 65+ · Cheshire 21%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Alpraham a good place to live?
Alpraham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Alpraham stand out
The 3 things Alpraham does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.9 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Beeston Castle and 3 more in and around Alpraham
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Alpraham. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageBeeston Castle4.2 km outside town, to the west
CastlePeckforton Castle4.8 km outside town, to the westCastleCastle · English HeritageBeeston Castle and Woodland Park4.1 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionBunbury Mill1.5 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Beeston Castle: TCExplorer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peckforton Castle: Bs0u10e01, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alpraham.
Work & commute
Commuters in Alpraham travel far: only 15% go under 5 km, fewer than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working from home was the norm for just over two in five workers at the census. 96% of commuters drove, above Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.1%. About 2% of its commuters stay in Alpraham for work.
3%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving96%
On foot3%
15%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
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
Buying in Alpraham costs more than in Cheshire’s towns or across England’s towns: the median sale is £517K
Owners make up 78% of households. Private renters make up 7% of households, below both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%). 15% of households rent from a council or housing body.
£517Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Alpraham£517K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £570,000 | 15 |
| Semi-detached | £425,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £427,500 | 8 |
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£985
average private rent a month, Cheshire East council area
£2,446
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
Alpraham records more violent crime per resident than Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 27.7 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 58% of recorded crime. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 19 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Alpraham’s built-up area. Homes saw 6.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, higher than Cheshire’s towns (5.7) yet lower than England’s towns (9.4).
27.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Public order3
Damage & arson2
Other theft2
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
27.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
19
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
Most people in Alpraham (82%) report good or very good health
The nearest A&E to Alpraham is Leighton Hospital, 6.1 miles away. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.6 miles off. Disability touches 16% of the town’s population.
82%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Alpraham | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
80.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.9
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
Old homes shape Alpraham: 32% were built before 1919, more than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 100% of Alpraham’s land, about level with Cheshire’s towns (100%) and above England’s towns (7%). Historic England’s list has no building inside the town’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
32%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Alpraham is a graduates’ town: 43% hold a degree, more than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. At 48.1, the median resident of Alpraham sits in the middle of the age range. 22% of residents have reached 65.
48.1median age
AlprahamCheshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Alpraham | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Alpraham
13pages on Alpraham
The big questions
Safety27.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £517K · rent £985 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 months · busiest street Chester RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.9 (men), 84.9 (women)Work & commute52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Alpraham’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BunburyTarporleyWinsfordTattenhallNantwichKelsallWillaston (Cheshire East)Alpraham
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpraham | 494 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bunbury | 1,259 | 1.8 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Tarporley | 3,212 | 2.5 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Winsford | 32,522 | 5.4 | D | B | D | D |
| Tattenhall | 2,296 | 5.9 | — | D | A | A− |
| Nantwich | 18,741 | 6.2 | B− | B | C− | C+ |
| Kelsall | 2,997 | 6.4 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ |
| Willaston (Cheshire East) | 3,653 | 7.3 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
Bunbury and Tattenhall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Alpraham
Is Alpraham expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £427,500, semi-detached houses £425,000 and detached houses £570,000. Private rents in the Cheshire East council area averaged £985 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Alpraham?
Band D council tax in Alpraham is £2,446 for 2026–27, more than in 51% 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 Alpraham
Village in Cheshire, England
Alpraham is a built-up area of 494 people, in the Cheshire East 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
- 494 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cheshire East
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001753
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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