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A town of 13,840 in Cheshire, North West.
Davenham grades B+ overall against UK towns: better than 68% of UK towns, and #22 of 46 in Cheshire. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is walkability (C): 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £300,572 in the last three years, 5.9 times what households in the Cheshire West and Chester council area earn in a year.
The 2 things Davenham does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Davenham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 21 buildings inside Davenham’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
13% 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 Davenham.
Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 3.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Reported offences in Davenham came to 436 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 69. Violence and sexual offences were 57% of the crimes.
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.
At the town’s 4 primary schools, 66% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 6 schools, two are shown below, each with the reason. Attainment 8 at the 5 secondary schools within 3 km averages 43.7, and just over two in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 308 | B− |
| The County High School, LeftwichLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,046 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Davenham counts 0.3 jobs per working resident. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 38%, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (43%) and England’s towns (45%). Home was the main workplace for nearly two in five workers at the census. Also worth knowing: 7% of commuters who live in Davenham also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
11% live in social housing, below Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £991 a month across the Cheshire West and Chester council area. Half of the 670 standard sales inside Davenham’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £300,572.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £391,220 | 294 |
| Semi-detached | £264,995 | 205 |
| Terraced | £190,000 | 110 |
| Flat or maisonette | £133,000 | 61 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Of Davenham’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, about level with Cheshire’s towns (100%) and above England’s towns (7%). For its size, Davenham has 15 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.4% of the town. At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Davenham: the nearest practice is 1.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Davenham | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The age that splits Davenham in two is 45.6. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of the population. A fifth of residents are 65 or over, close to Cheshire’s towns (21%) and above England’s towns (18%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Davenham | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Davenham. Best known first.
Historic houseVale Royal Abbey1.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumWeaver Hall Museum & Workhouse200 m outside town, to the north
MuseumLion Salt Works2.6 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionAnderton Boat Lift2.6 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
21 listed buildings in Davenham.
Davenham Hall: Photo: Mike17047 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bull's Head Inn: Photo: Steven Manning · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Davenham War Memorial: Photo: Steven Manning · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1, Green Lane: Photo: Steven Manning · CC BY-SA 4.0
6 notable people were born in Davenham.
T. Frederick Candlyn: Unknown photographer, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Davenham is £2,549 for 2026–27, more than in 76% 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.
Town in Cheshire, England
Davenham is a built-up area of 13,840 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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