Delamere’s story
Delamere: 29% of homes built before 1919
29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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DelamereCheshire
309 people call this village in Cheshire, North West home.
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Photo: Peter I. Vardy · Public domain
Population
309
Census 2021 · Cheshire West and Chester council
Median age
56.6
33% are 65+ · Cheshire 21%
Degree level
47%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Delamere a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Delamere is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over. 60% of households own their home with no mortgage.
What makes Delamere stand out
The 3 things Delamere 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%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
33% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
60% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Delamere.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Delamere than in Cheshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 47% of adults
5.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Cheshire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). Children are 14% of the town. Delamere has a median age of 56.6. Over-65s are 33% of the population.
56.6median age
DelamereCheshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
33%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level47%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Delamere | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.5% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 33% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Delamere work nearby than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 5% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
91% of commuters drove to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 50% of workers, above both Cheshire’s towns (31%) and England’s towns (31%). In 2026, 1.4% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot5%
Train2%
5%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
50%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
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
Private renting is less common in Delamere than in Cheshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 5%
The owner-occupied share of households is 85%. 10% live in social housing, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £991 a month across the Cheshire West and Chester council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Delamere£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £840,000 | 5 |
85%
of households own their home · England 61%
5%
rent privately · England 21%
£991
average private rent a month, Cheshire West and Chester council area
£2,494
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
Delamere records less violent crime per resident than Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 9.7 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage came to 4.3 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Cheshire’s towns (5.7) and England’s towns (9.4). Over the year to August 2026, 9 offences were reported in Delamere. 44% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
9.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Other theft2
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Drugs0
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.
9.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
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
In Delamere, 81% say their health is good or very good
The nearest A&E to Delamere is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 9.7 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Delamere: the nearest practice is 2.4 miles away. At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below Cheshire’s towns (18%).
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Delamere | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
84.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.4
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Delamere keeps more of its old housing than Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 29% built before 1919
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 Delamere’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
29%
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
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Oakmere hill fort and 2 more in and around Delamere
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Delamere. Best known first.
FortFort · National TrustOakmere hill fort1.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionGo Ape Delamere Forest700 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionCotebrook Shire Horse Centre4 km outside town, to the south
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Delamere
12pages on Delamere
The big questions
Delamere’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KelsallCuddingtonKingsleyTarvinTarporleyWeaverhamHartfordDelamere
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delamere | 309 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kelsall | 2,997 | 2.3 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ |
| Cuddington | 5,860 | 2.8 | A− | C− | B+ | A− |
| Kingsley | 1,551 | 3.2 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Tarvin | 2,744 | 4.6 | A | C | A+ | A+ |
| Tarporley | 3,212 | 4.6 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Weaverham | 6,266 | 4.6 | C+ | B | B− | C− |
| Hartford | 6,698 | 5.1 | A− | D | B | A |
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 Delamere
How much is council tax in Delamere?
Band D council tax in Delamere is £2,494 for 2026–27, more than in 63% 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 Delamere
Village in Cheshire, England
Delamere is a built-up area of 309 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
- 309 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001648
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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