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It is a town of 7,646 residents in Cheshire, North West.
A strong record with one exception. The local economy does well: mean household income £60,016; 1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Elworth’s overall grade of A puts it better than nearly nine in ten UK towns, #8 of 46 in Cheshire. What counts against it is walkability (C): on the way to work, 11% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. It takes 4.9 years of household income in the Cheshire East council area to buy the median home, at £260,000.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The thing Elworth 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 Elworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 4 buildings inside Elworth’s built-up area.
10% 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 Elworth.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, below Cheshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Scaled to its population, that is 5 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Elworth.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 49.7, and just over half of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Some 622 pupils attend Elworth’s two primaries. 66% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elworth CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 413 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. About 6% of its commuters stay in Elworth for work. For every resident in work, Elworth has 0.6 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
A disability affects 15% of people in Elworth. 86% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Cheshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). This Cheshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Elworth | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Private renters make up 14% of households. Social housing holds 6% of households, below both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £260,000, comes from 371 standard sales inside Elworth’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £339,000 | 160 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 139 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 61 |
| Flat or maisonette | £113,850 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up nearly three fifths of the total. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 280 recorded crimes inside Elworth’s built-up area, and 31 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Elworth has less crime per resident than 65% of them.
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.
38% of adults hold a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town, below both Cheshire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). At 41.3, the median resident of Elworth sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Elworth | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elworth | 7,646 | — | A | B | B | B+ |
| Wheelock | 2,155 | 1.2 | — | B | C+ | B |
| Sandbach | 11,289 | 1.3 | B | B | C | C+ |
| Winterley | 1,371 | 2.4 | — | C | A− | B |
| Haslington | 5,042 | 3.2 | A− | B | A− | B− |
| Middlewich | 14,428 | 3.5 | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Holmes Chapel | 6,674 | 4 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Crewe | 74,116 | 4.1 | C− | A− | D | D |
Wheelock and Winterley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 72% of towns in England, and primary results beat 74% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Elworth has 2 state schools; places are handled by Cheshire East council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About the middle for its size: 35% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
Town in Cheshire, England
Elworth is a built-up area of 7,646 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
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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