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A village in Cheshire, North West, home to 614 people.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Ashton Hayes has none; the figures on this page are still real. 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 14% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. People aged 65 and over make up 34% of residents.
The 3 things Ashton Hayes does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Ashton Hayes’ built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ashton Hayes.
Degrees are held by just over two in five adults. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Cheshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%). Residents of Ashton Hayes have a median age of 53.8.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ashton Hayes | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 34% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 85% of commuters, above both Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted just over two in five workers working mainly from home. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. The average household earns £63K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for nearly one in ten households. Owners make up just over four in five households, above Cheshire’s towns (68%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Half of the 31 standard sales inside Ashton Hayes’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £300,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £343,750 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £310,000 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 67% of recorded crime. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 12 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Ashton Hayes’s built-up area. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 0.5 reports per 1,000, below Cheshire’s towns (3.7) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
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.
15% of residents in Ashton Hayes live with a disability. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.3 miles off. The nearest A&E to Ashton Hayes is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 6.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Ashton Hayes | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 20% of the total, above Cheshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. One scheduled monument lies in Ashton Hayes.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Hayes | 614 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelsall | 2,997 | 1.5 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ |
| Tarvin | 2,744 | 1.8 | A | C | A+ | A+ |
| Guilden Sutton | 1,462 | 3.7 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Mickle Trafford | 1,840 | 3.7 | — | C− | A+ | B |
| Helsby | 5,278 | 3.9 | A | B− | A− | A− |
| Kingsley | 1,551 | 4.4 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Christleton and Waverton | 2,670 | 4.4 | A | D | B+ | A |
Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford and Kingsley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Ashton Hayes is £2,514 for 2026–27, more than in 67% 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.
Village in Cheshire, England
Ashton Hayes is a built-up area of 614 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
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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