Moston’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Moston’s built-up area.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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MostonCheshire
A village of 1,099 in Cheshire, North West. One resident in 4 is 15 to 24.
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Photo: Dennis Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,099
Census 2021 · Cheshire West and Chester council
Median age
26.8
3% are 65+ · Cheshire 21%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
39%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Moston a good place to live?
Moston’s standout strength is jobs & income — households earn a mean £57,428 a year, and 1.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It also does well on walkability: nearly two in five commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Buying in is costly: rent £991 a month. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Moston has subject grades but no overall one.
What makes Moston stand out
The 3 things Moston does most differently from other towns.
Households renting privately
Housing
of households, against 21% across England’s towns
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 4 is 15 to 24
27% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
Median age 26.8.
Homes built before 1919
History
24% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
How Moston grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Moston is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Moston has subject grades but no overall one.
WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA+Open →Jobs & incomeAmong the best of the towns comparedA+Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB+Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 44% of towns in England; secondary results beat 49% of towns in EnglandB−Open →HealthClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingC−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 7.8 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsAOpen →Civic life0.9 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Chester Cathedral and 12 more in and around Moston
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Moston. Best known first.
CathedralChester Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the south
ZooChester Zoo500 m outside town, to the east
Castle · English HeritageChester Castle3.9 km outside town, to the south
FortChester city walls3.8 km outside town, to the south
MuseumGrosvenor Museum3.7 km outside town, to the south
AquariumBlue Planet Aquarium3.8 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Chester Cathedral: Stephen Hamilton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Zoo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester city walls: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grosvenor Museum: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blue Planet Aquarium: Alan Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moston.
Who lives here
Few people in Moston are 65 or over: 3.2%, below Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
Degrees are held by 29% of adults, below both Cheshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (34%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 27% of the town. Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here.
26.8median age
MostonCheshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar35%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
24% women, 76% men
About 32 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Moston | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 27% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 51% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 2.8% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 3.2% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 35% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
More commuters in Moston walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 39%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 8% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 15% of resident commuters. The car took 57% of commuters, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for 8% of workers at the census.
39%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving57%
On foot32%
Bicycle5%
Bus2%
8%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A+
Walkability: more walkable than almost every UK town
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Moston keeps more of its old housing than Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 24% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
None of the 1 listed building reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. Conservation areas cover 100% of Moston’s land, about level with Cheshire’s towns (100%) and above England’s towns (7%). Also worth knowing: the town has 9 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
1listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
24%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
9
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Safety
Homes in Moston see less burglary and damage than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 3.3 per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 31 offences were reported in Moston. There were 0.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Cheshire’s towns (3.7) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were 52% of the crimes.
20.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 55% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Damage & arson3
Other crime3
Public order2
Other theft2
Weapons2
Shoplifting1
Drugs1
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.
20.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.3
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.
HousingCost of living grade C
Private renting is more common in Moston than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 59% of households
Home ownership stands at 33% of households. 8% live in social housing, lower than both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). That is the middle of 1 standard sales inside Moston’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Moston£0K
Typical UK town£277K
33%
of households own their home · England 61%
59%
rent privately · England 21%
£991
average private rent a month, Cheshire West and Chester council area
£2,546
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Moston than in Cheshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.3% of residents
Seeing a GP means leaving Moston: the nearest practice is 0.9 miles away. Self-reported good health: 88% of the town’s residents. Life expectancy here is 83 for women and 79.8 for men (2019–23).
88%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Moston | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
79.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Moston
13pages on Moston
The big questions
Out and about
Moston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
ChesterSaughallMickle TraffordGuilden SuttonEllesmere PortChristleton and WavertonEltonMoston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moston | 1,099 | — | — | C | B+ | B− |
| Chester | 92,756 | 2.3 | C+ | B− | D | C |
| Saughall | 2,655 | 2.5 | B− | C | A− | B− |
| Mickle Trafford | 1,840 | 2.6 | — | C− | A+ | B |
| Guilden Sutton | 1,462 | 2.9 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Ellesmere Port | 65,425 | 3.6 | D | B+ | C− | C− |
| Christleton and Waverton | 2,670 | 4 | A | D | B+ | A |
| Elton | 3,293 | 4.6 | B+ | B+ | B | B− |
Mickle Trafford and Guilden Sutton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Moston
How many listed buildings are there in Moston?
1 on Historic England’s list.
Does Moston flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Moston
Village in Cheshire, England
Moston is a built-up area of 1,099 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
- 1,099 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001637
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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