Rease Heath’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Rease Heath’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Rease HeathCheshire
A village of 700 in Cheshire, North West. One resident in 2 is 15 to 24.
Population
700
Census 2021 · Cheshire East council
Median age
19.7
3% are 65+ · Cheshire 21%
Degree level
22%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
23%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Rease Heath a good place to live?
Rease Heath has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Rease Heath stand out
The 3 things Rease Heath does most differently from other towns.
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
1 in 2 is 15 to 24
84% of residents, against 12% across England’s towns
Homes built before 1919
History
34% of homes built before 1919
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 Rease Heath.
Who lives here
A young town: 84% of people in Rease Heath are 15 to 24, more than in Cheshire’s towns and across England’s towns
Line up the people of Rease Heath by age and the one in the middle is 19.7. People 65 and over make up 2.7% of the town. In addition, 2.1% are under 15, below both Cheshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Among adults, 22% have a degree.
19.7median age
Rease HeathCheshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
84%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications1%
Apprenticeship1%
A levels or similar46%
Degree level22%
Women and men · all residents
63% women, 37% men
About 60 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Rease Heath is a campus town: students living in halls or boarding houses count as residents.
| Rease Heath | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 2.1% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 84% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 5.6% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 6% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 2.7% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 1.5% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 46% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 22% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Rease Heath: just 19% travel under 5 km, below Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
24% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 0.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below Cheshire’s towns (1.8%) and England’s towns (2.3%) alike. For every resident in work, Rease Heath has 3.3 jobs. About 6% of its commuters stay in Rease Heath for work.
23%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving75%
On foot17%
Underground, tram3%
Bus1%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
24%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£56K
mean household income, before tax
0.6%
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
Rease Heath is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
Renting privately is how 15% of households live. Private rents average £985 a month across the Cheshire East council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rease Heath£0K
Typical UK town£277K
85%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£985
average private rent a month, Cheshire East council area
£2,390
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
Homes in Rease Heath see less burglary and damage than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 2.4 per 1,000 a year
Violent crime ran at 32.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above Cheshire’s towns (20.6) and England’s towns (22) alike. Reported offences in Rease Heath came to 24 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 67% of recorded crime.
32.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Damage & arson3
Public order2
Weapons2
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
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.
32.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
24
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
Just 2% of people in Rease Heath say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Cheshire’s towns and across England’s towns
88% of Rease Heath’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Cheshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. The nearest A&E to Rease Heath is Leighton Hospital, 3.1 miles away.
88%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Rease Heath | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
80.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Rease Heath keeps more of its old housing than Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 34% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 1 listed building that Historic England records here. Of Rease Heath’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, near Cheshire’s towns (100%) and higher than England’s towns (7%). One scheduled monument lies here.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
1
scheduled monument
0
registered parks and gardens
34%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
14
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 →Dorfold Hall and 2 more in and around Rease Heath
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Rease Heath. Best known first.
Historic houseDorfold Hall1.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumNantwich Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionSnugburys1.8 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Dorfold Hall: DorfoldHall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nantwich Museum: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rease Heath
12pages on Rease Heath
The big questions
Rease Heath’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
NantwichWillaston (Cheshire East)CreweShavingtonHaslingtonBunburyWinterleyRease Heath
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rease Heath | 700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nantwich | 18,741 | 1.3 | B− | B | C− | C+ |
| Willaston (Cheshire East) | 3,653 | 2.2 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Crewe | 74,116 | 3.3 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Shavington | 4,972 | 3.6 | B | B+ | B | B |
| Haslington | 5,042 | 5.5 | A− | B | A− | B− |
| Bunbury | 1,259 | 5.7 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Winterley | 1,371 | 6.5 | — | C | A− | B |
Bunbury and Winterley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rease Heath
How many listed buildings are there in Rease Heath?
1 on Historic England’s list. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
How much is council tax in Rease Heath?
Band D council tax in Rease Heath is £2,390 for 2026–27, less than in 60% 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.
About Rease Heath
Village in Cheshire, England
Rease Heath is a built-up area of 700 people, in the Cheshire East 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
- 700 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cheshire East
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001818
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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