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895 residents make their home in this village in Cheshire, North West. 52% of households own their home with no mortgage.
There are no grades for Wybunbury: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 4% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 7 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
The 3 things Wybunbury does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Wybunbury’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
15% 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 Wybunbury.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.2. 95% of commuters drove, above both Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). A household here earns £69K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 6 primary schools within 3 km: 64% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 44.2, and 42% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 205 | B+ |
Half the homes sold went for more than £340K, above Cheshire’s towns (£300K) and England’s towns (£308K) alike. Nearly one in ten households rent privately. Social housing holds 6% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £390,500 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £290,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
50% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Violent crime ran at 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Cheshire’s towns (20.6) and England’s towns (22). Reported offences in Wybunbury came to 12 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 2.
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.
There is no GP practice in Wybunbury: the nearest is 1.5 miles off. The nearest A&E to Wybunbury is Leighton Hospital, 5.1 miles away. 17% of residents in Wybunbury live with a disability.
| Census 2021 | Wybunbury | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, 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.
Conservation areas cover 100% of Wybunbury’s land, near Cheshire’s towns (100%) and higher than England’s towns (7%). The national list protects one ancient monument in the town. 15% of homes date from before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Under-15s account for 14% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% of the town, below Cheshire’s towns (10%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The middle age in Wybunbury is 52.2. Among adults, 41% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wybunbury | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Cheshire, England
Wybunbury is a built-up area of 895 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wybunbury | 895 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shavington | 4,972 | 1.2 | B | B+ | B | B |
| Willaston (Cheshire East) | 3,653 | 1.9 | A− | B | B+ | B+ |
| Nantwich | 18,741 | 3 | B− | B | C− | C+ |
| Crewe | 74,116 | 3.7 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Audlem | 1,833 | 4.4 | — | C | B+ | A− |
| Haslington | 5,042 | 4.6 | A− | B | A− | B− |
| Winterley | 1,371 | 5.7 | — | C | A− | B |
Audlem and Winterley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: semi-detached houses £290,000 and detached houses £390,500. Private rents in the Cheshire East council area averaged £985 a month in August 2026.
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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