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A village of 1,361 in Cheshire, North West.
Malpas has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. 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 safety (C−): 40.2 violent and sexual offences and 10.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has less crime per resident than 9%. The median home sold for £275,000 in the last three years, 5.4 times what households in the Cheshire West and Chester council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Malpas 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 Malpas is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Malpas’ built-up area, along with 2 scheduled monuments.
30% 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 Malpas.
The age that splits Malpas in two is 51.3. Under-15s account for 14% of the population, and on top of that nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%). Graduates make up 31% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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.
| Malpas | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. At the one primary school within 3 km, 49% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 261 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malpas Alport Endowed Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 261 | C− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 30% of homes were built. Malpas’s listed buildings include the Church of St Oswald, Grade I. Historic England’s list names 52 listed buildings here: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 100% of Malpas’ land, about level with Cheshire’s towns (100%) and above England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police recorded 107 crimes inside Malpas’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 20 reports of anti-social behaviour. 52% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 8.3 reports per 1,000, about level with England’s towns (7.8) and above Cheshire’s towns (3.6).
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.
The nearest A&E to Malpas is Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 10.2 miles away. Asked at the census, nearly three quarters of residents of Malpas said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 24% of people here had a disability, higher than both Cheshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Life expectancy here is 86.5 for women and 82.3 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Malpas | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.8% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Malpas counts 0.6 jobs per working resident. 78% of commuters drove, near Cheshire’s towns (80%) and higher than England’s towns (70%). In 2026, 2.4% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
57% of households own their home. Private rents average £991 a month across the Cheshire West and Chester council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 48 homes sold inside Malpas’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £275,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £447,500 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 18 |
| Terraced | £242,000 | 17 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
4 notable people were born in Malpas.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malpas | 1,361 | — | — | C+ | C− | A− |
| Whitchurch | 9,856 | 4.9 | C | B+ | C+ | C |
| Holt | 1,084 | 6.3 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Farndon | 2,227 | 6.3 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Pentre Maelor | 1,814 | 6.8 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
| Tattenhall | 2,296 | 7.1 | — | D | A | A− |
| Bunbury | 1,259 | 8 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Marchwiel | 1,038 | 8.1 | — | B | B | C |
Holt, Farndon, Pentre Maelor, Tattenhall, Bunbury and Marchwiel have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Oswald. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Village in Cheshire, England
Malpas is a built-up area of 1,361 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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