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A town of 2,655 in Cheshire, North West.
Saughall grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 45% of UK towns, and #35 of 46 in Cheshire. Its strongest subject is safety (A−): 18.7 violent and sexual offences and 3.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 11% of towns in England; secondary results beat 1% of towns in England. The median home sold for £300,000 in the last three years, 5.9 times what households in the Cheshire West and Chester council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Saughall 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 Saughall is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Saughall’s built-up area.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Saughall. Best known first.
CathedralChester Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooChester Zoo4.2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumPhoenix Tower, Chester4.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumDewa Roman Experience5 km outside town, to the southeastAquariumAquariumAquarium4.6 km outside town, to the eastZooZooGreenacres Animal Park4.6 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saughall.
15% are under 15, below Cheshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.3% of the population. The median resident of Saughall is 50.8 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Saughall | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 30.3, with 20% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its only school is listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 8 primary schools within 3 km: 52% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saughall All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 275 | B |
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 97 offences in Saughall and 13 cases of nuisance behaviour. For its size, Saughall records less crime per resident than 83% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Of all the crimes, 54% were violence and sexual offences.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
35% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The car took 86% of commuters, higher than both Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). For every resident in work, Saughall has 0.4 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
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 18% of homes were built. Conservation areas cover 100% of Saughall’s land, near Cheshire’s towns (100%) and higher than England’s towns (7%). For its size, Saughall has 19 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Households that own their home make up 77%. Social housing holds 14% of households, below Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Half of the 86 standard sales inside Saughall’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £300,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £365,000 | 36 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 40 |
| Terraced | £218,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Seeing a GP means leaving Saughall: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away. Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, higher than both Cheshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Women here live to 83 on average and men to 79.8 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Saughall | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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.
5 listed buildings in Saughall.
The Old Swinging Gate Inn: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Church of All Saints: Photo: Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saughall | 2,655 | — | B− | C | A− | B− |
| Garden City | 2,427 | 2.3 | — | B− | D− | D |
| Moston | 1,099 | 2.5 | — | C | B+ | B− |
| Chester | 92,756 | 3.4 | C+ | B− | D | C |
| Shotton | 6,500 | 3.7 | C | A− | D | D |
| Ellesmere Port | 65,425 | 3.8 | D | B+ | C− | C− |
| Aston | 2,847 | 4.1 | A− | B | B+ | B |
| Hawarden | 14,284 | 4.2 | B | B | B− | C+ |
Garden City and Moston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cheshire West and Chester council.
Town in Cheshire, England
Saughall is a built-up area of 2,655 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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