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A town of 2,744 in Cheshire, North West. 10% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Tarvin grades A overall against UK towns: better than 89% of UK towns, and #7 of 46 in Cheshire. Its strongest subject is safety (A+): 10.1 violent and sexual offences and 3.2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is cost of living (C): median sale £321,250, 6.3 years of area income; rent £991 a month.
The 3 things Tarvin 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 Tarvin is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 23 buildings inside Tarvin’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
21% 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 Tarvin.
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Tarvin has less crime per resident than 98% of them. The town logged 60 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 10 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 40% 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.
Its one school is below. At the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 64% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvin Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 230 | B+ |
There is no GP practice in Tarvin: the nearest is 2.1 miles off. At the census, 4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Cheshire’s towns (5.4%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Tarvin is The Countess of Chester Hospital, 5.6 miles away. Disability touches 15% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Tarvin | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. Social housing holds 8% of households, below both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of the 112 standard sales inside Tarvin’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £321,250.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £415,000 | 46 |
| Semi-detached | £302,500 | 40 |
| Terraced | £241,000 | 26 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove, higher than both Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). Before tax, the average household brings in £63K a year. Work in town: 7% of resident commuters. In 2026, 1.5% 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
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
21% of homes were built before 1919. Tarvin’s listed buildings include the Church of St Andrew, Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Tarvin counts 84 listed buildings. Conservation areas cover 100% of the town’s 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
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8% of the town. 18% are under 15, above both Cheshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Tarvin has a median age of 46 years. Among adults, 43% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 90 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.
| Tarvin | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
23 listed buildings in Tarvin, 1 of them Grade I.
Tarvin Hall: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Red Lion: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tarvin War Memorial: Photo: Steve Richardson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · G Gunnery and Son: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarvin | 2,744 | — | A | C | A+ | A+ |
| Kelsall | 2,997 | 2.3 | A+ | D | A+ | A+ |
| Guilden Sutton | 1,462 | 2.9 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Christleton and Waverton | 2,670 | 2.9 | A | D | B+ | A |
| Mickle Trafford | 1,840 | 3.4 | — | C− | A+ | B |
| Tarporley | 3,212 | 4.9 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Tattenhall | 2,296 | 5 | — | D | A | A− |
| Chester | 92,756 | 5.3 | C+ | B− | D | C |
Guilden Sutton, Mickle Trafford and Tattenhall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Andrew.
Primary results beat 63% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Cheshire West and Chester council.
Town in Cheshire, England
Tarvin is a built-up area of 2,744 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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