Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Cheshire, North West has a population of 9,101.
Where it does best is hazard risk (A). Its lowest grade is for cost of living (C): the median home sold for £293,000, 5.7 years of area income. It also trails on schools (C) — primary results beat 56% of towns in England; secondary results beat 17% of towns in England. The overall grade comes out at B−, #31 of 46 in Cheshire. On that grade it does better than 53% of UK towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, B for health and B− for walkability.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy, ONS · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Frodsham 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 Frodsham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 48 buildings inside Frodsham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
16% 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 Frodsham.
Residents of Frodsham have a median age of 49. 15% are under 15, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Frodsham | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is one of its 4 schools, and why it was picked. Attainment 8 at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km averages 41.3, and 36% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. At the town’s 4 primary schools, 63% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frodsham CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 219 | C+ |
Just over one in ten households live in social housing. Private renters make up just over one in ten households, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%). 357 standard sales inside Frodsham’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £293,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £422,500 | 141 |
| Semi-detached | £292,750 | 106 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 61 |
| Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | 49 |
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.
Frodsham’s listed buildings include the Church of St Lawrence, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, near Cheshire’s towns (100%) and higher than England’s towns (7%). It has one registered historic park or garden.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Frodsham is Warrington Hospital, 8.3 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 89% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, nearly a fifth of people here had a disability, near Cheshire’s towns (18%) and higher than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Frodsham | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
83% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 30%, below Cheshire’s towns (43%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Also worth knowing: of the commuters living in Frodsham, 15% work in the town itself. For every resident in work, Frodsham has 0.9 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 432 offences were reported in Frodsham, along with 59 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 49% were violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 8.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, between Cheshire’s towns (5.7) and England’s towns (9.4).
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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Frodsham. Best known first.
CastleHalton Castle3.3 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryNorton Priory4.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Fort · National TrustHelsby Hillfort2.2 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleWoodhouses Hill Fort800 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionHalton Miniature Railway2.8 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionE-Scape4.3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
48 listed buildings in Frodsham, 1 of them Grade I.
Frodsham Railway Station with Former Stationmaster's House: Photo: David Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old Vicarage: Photo: Peter Glyn · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ring O Bells Inn: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lloyds Tsb Bank: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
7 notable people were born in Frodsham.
Gary Barlow: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0 · Alice Coote: Winnetka Library Credit: Clive Barda, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Benny Jones: Harry Sagers / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl · Paul Marsden: Marsdenp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · John Latham: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frodsham | 9,101 | — | B− | C | B− | B |
| Kingsley | 1,551 | 2.5 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Helsby | 5,278 | 2.6 | A | B− | A− | A− |
| Runcorn | 61,641 | 2.8 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Elton | 3,293 | 4.2 | B+ | B+ | B | B− |
| Hale | 1,502 | 4.4 | — | C | B | C |
| Hale Bank | 1,618 | 4.7 | — | B+ | C− | C− |
| Widnes | 59,938 | 5.5 | C− | B | D | D |
Kingsley, Hale and Hale Bank have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Lawrence.
Town in Cheshire, England
Frodsham is a built-up area of 9,101 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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