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A town of 6,266 in Cheshire, North West.
Weaverham grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 40% of UK towns, and #37 of 46 in Cheshire. Its strongest subject is cost of living (B): median sale £210,000, 4.1 years of area income; rent £991 a month. Its weakest is health (C−): life expectancy 77.8 for men, 83 for women.
The 3 things Weaverham 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 Weaverham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 16 buildings inside Weaverham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
8% 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 Weaverham.
For Weaverham, that is above both Cheshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). Women here live to 83 on average and men to 77.8 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Weaverham | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaverham Forest Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 225 | D− |
| Weaverham High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,154 | A− |
Weaverham sits below both Cheshire’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (34%) on this measure. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Weaverham has a median age of 45.9.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Weaverham | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Weaverham has 16 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 8% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Weaverham below both Cheshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%). 87% of commuters drove to work at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
On this, Weaverham is below both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £395,625 | 42 |
| Semi-detached | £216,000 | 105 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 66 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 222 crimes inside Weaverham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 15 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 58% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent 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
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Weaverham. Best known first.
Historic houseVale Royal Abbey3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWeaver Hall Museum & Workhouse3.2 km outside town, to the east
MuseumLion Salt Works4.8 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionAnderton Boat Lift2.5 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
16 listed buildings in Weaverham, 1 of them Grade I.
The Wheatsheaf Hotel: Photo: Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Methodist Church: Photo: Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Old Grammar School: Photo: Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ivy House: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weaverham | 6,266 | — | C+ | B | B− | C− |
| Barnton | 6,245 | 1.4 | B | B | B− | C |
| Hartford | 6,698 | 1.8 | A− | D | B | A |
| Cuddington | 5,860 | 2 | A− | C− | B+ | A− |
| Northwich | 18,646 | 2.4 | C | B | D | C− |
| Davenham | 13,840 | 3.1 | B+ | C | A− | B− |
| Rudheath | 4,803 | 3.9 | B− | B− | C+ | C− |
| Kingsley | 1,551 | 4.3 | — | D | A+ | A− |
Kingsley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older town. At the 2021 Census, 24% of residents were 65 or over and 27% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 16% were under 15.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £210,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £185,000, semi-detached houses £216,000 and detached houses £395,625.
Band D council tax in Weaverham is £2,544 for 2026–27, more than in 75% 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.
Town in Cheshire, England
Weaverham is a built-up area of 6,266 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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