Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a village of 725 residents in Cheshire, North West.
No Man's Heath has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 46% of households own their home outright.
The 3 things No Man's Heath does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 5 buildings inside No Man's Heath’s built-up area.
39% 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 No Man's Heath.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 1% of resident commuters. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 22%, below Cheshire’s towns (43%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.7.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
15% rent privately, about level with Cheshire’s towns (16%) and below England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 3% of households. Also worth knowing: half of the 23 standard sales inside No Man's Heath’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £270,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £418,000 | 11 |
| Semi-detached | £236,250 | 5 |
| Terraced | £220,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes saw 3.2 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Cheshire’s towns (5.7) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 11 offences in No Man's Heath and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 36% of recorded crime.
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 No Man's Heath is Wrexham Maelor Hospital, 11.7 miles away. A disability affects 15% of people in the town. 85% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Cheshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving No Man's Heath: the nearest practice is 1.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | No Man's Heath | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
No Man's Heath has 69 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Conservation areas cover 100% of the town’s land, close to Cheshire’s towns (100%) and above England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9%. No Man's Heath has a median age of 49.7 years. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, close to Cheshire’s towns (21%) and above England’s towns (18%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| No Man's Heath | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near No Man's Heath. Best known first.
Historic houseCholmondeley Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleMalpas Castle Hill2.4 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkBeWILDerwood3.2 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Cheshire, England
No Man's Heath is a built-up area of 725 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Man's Heath | 725 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malpas | 1,361 | 1.7 | — | C+ | C− | A− |
| Whitchurch | 9,856 | 4.6 | C | B+ | C+ | C |
| Tattenhall | 2,296 | 6.6 | — | D | A | A− |
| Bunbury | 1,259 | 6.7 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Farndon | 2,227 | 7.1 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Holt | 1,084 | 7.2 | — | C− | B+ | B+ |
| Pentre Maelor | 1,814 | 8.3 | — | C+ | D− | C+ |
Malpas, Tattenhall, Bunbury, Farndon, Holt and Pentre Maelor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in No Man's Heath is £2,508 for 2026–27, more than in 66% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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