Neighbourhood · Cheshire West and Chester · North West
Ellesmere Port South
Cheshire West and Chester 016 · 4 sub-areas · 6,305 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (86/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (61/100)Liveability 97/100 · Best 5% nationallyCommuter neighbourhood
Ellesmere Port South is a commuter neighbourhood within Cheshire West and Chester — train into Liverpool runs in around 53 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
97/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Ellesmere Port South?
A snapshot of Ellesmere Port South
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £959 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Ellesmere Port South in Cheshire West and Chester
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Ellesmere Port South?
- The median monthly rent across Ellesmere Port South is £959.
- How safe is Ellesmere Port South?
- Ellesmere Port South has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Ellesmere Port South?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 20 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Ellesmere Port South?
- There are 14 schools within 2 km of Ellesmere Port South, of which 25% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4230 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Ellesmere Port South?
- The most common council tax band in Ellesmere Port South is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,219. Council tax is set by Cheshire West and Chester council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Ellesmere Port South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ellesmere Port South to central London is approximately 155 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Ellesmere Port South?
- 100% of premises in Ellesmere Port South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Ellesmere Port South?
- Ellesmere Port South sits in IMD decile 9 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Ellesmere Port South?
- 90% of households in Ellesmere Port South are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Ellesmere Port South?
- The average property price across Cheshire West and Chester (the local authority covering Ellesmere Port South) is approximately £267,668, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Ellesmere Port South a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.49 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,391.)
- Which local areas are part of Ellesmere Port South?
- Ellesmere Port South contains 4 local areas: Cheshire West and Chester 016A, Cheshire West and Chester 016B, Cheshire West and Chester 016C, Cheshire West and Chester 016D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Ellesmere Port South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Ellesmere Port South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Ellesmere Port South is £959. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Ellesmere Port South a safe place to live?
- Ellesmere Port South has a safety score of 97/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Ellesmere Port South?
- 25% of schools within 2 km of Ellesmere Port South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Ellesmere Port South?
- Public-transport commute time from Ellesmere Port South to central London is approximately 155 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Ellesmere Port South different from the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
- Ellesmere Port South contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Ellesmere Port South rank in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Ellesmere Port South scores 97/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Cheshire West and Chester, see the Cities table on the Cheshire West and Chester page.
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