Hooton’s story
Old homes in Hooton: 30% built before 1919
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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HootonCheshire
The village, home to 499 people, lies in Cheshire, North West.
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Population
499
Census 2021 · Cheshire West and Chester council
Median home
£337K
57 sales in 3 years
Median age
39.1
19% are 65+ · Cheshire 21%
Degree level
50%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Hooton a good place to live?
Hooton is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 30% of homes were built before 1919. 50% of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Hooton stand out
The 3 things Hooton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Cheshire 34%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hooton.
Who lives here
Few people in Hooton are 15 to 24: 6.8%, fewer than in both Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
Line up the people of Hooton by age and the one in the middle is 39.1. Children under 15 make up 17%, close to both Cheshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Over-65s are 19% of the population.
39.1median age
HootonCheshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications7%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level50%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hooton | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 31% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.6% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Hooton travel far: only 9% go under 5 km, fewer than in both Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
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.
Household income averages £60K a year before tax. 93% of commuters drove, above Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Working from home was the norm for nearly two in five workers at the census.
5%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
Underground, tram1%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£60K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
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
More households own their home in Hooton than in Cheshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 87%
The social rented sector houses 4% of households. Private renters make up 10% of households, below Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 57 standard sales inside Hooton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £337,495.
£337Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Hooton£337K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £365,746 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £300,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £166,875 | 12 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£991
average private rent a month, Cheshire West and Chester council area
£2,472
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
Hooton records more burglary and damage per resident than Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 12.3 per 1,000 a year
Violence comes to 28.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 31 crimes inside Hooton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. Just over three fifths of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
28.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual19
Drugs3
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Burglary1
Bicycle theft1
Anti-social4
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.
28.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
31
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
Is Hooton a healthy place? 90% of its people say their health is good, above Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
Hooton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away. Disability touches just over a tenth of the town’s population, and at the census, 2.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Cheshire’s towns (5.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. The nearest A&E to Hooton is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 6.9 miles away.
90%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Hooton | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 18% | 17% |
83.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
No listed buildings in Hooton
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 Hooton’s land, close to 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
30%
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 →Thornton Manor and 3 more in and around Hooton
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hooton. Best known first.
Historic houseThornton Manor4.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHadlow Road Station1.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionEastham Country Park Visitors Centre3.3 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionBrimstage Hall5 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Thornton Manor: John Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hooton
13pages on Hooton
The big questions
Safety28.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £337K · rent £991 a monthHousing16 sold in 12 months · busiest street Brickworks WaySchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.5 (men), 85 (women)Work & commute49% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Hooton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Willaston (Cheshire West and Chester)Ellesmere PortBebingtonNestonSaughallHeswallGarden CityHooton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooton | 499 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willaston (Cheshire West and Chester) | 2,472 | 1.3 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Ellesmere Port | 65,425 | 2.8 | D | B+ | C− | C− |
| Bebington | 57,607 | 3 | B− | C | B− | C |
| Neston | 14,963 | 3.7 | B | C | B | B |
| Saughall | 2,655 | 5.1 | B− | C | A− | B− |
| Heswall | 29,082 | 5.9 | A− | D | A− | B+ |
| Garden City | 2,427 | 5.9 | — | B− | D− | D |
Willaston (Cheshire West and Chester) and Garden City have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Hooton
Who lives in Hooton?
At the 2021 Census, 6.8% of Hooton’s 499 residents were 15 to 24 and 19% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Is Hooton expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £337,495, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £166,875, semi-detached houses £300,000 and detached houses £365,746. Private rents in the Cheshire West and Chester council area averaged £991 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Hooton?
Band D council tax in Hooton is £2,472 for 2026–27, more than in 57% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Hooton
Village in Cheshire, England
Hooton is a built-up area of 499 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
- 499 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001522
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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