Neighbourhood · Cheshire West and Chester · North West
Weaverham
Cheshire West and Chester 019 · 4 sub-areas · 6,603 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (77/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (57/100)Liveability 97/100 · Best 5% nationallyCommuter neighbourhood
Weaverham 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.
Liveability
97/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Weaverham?
A snapshot of Weaverham
2 parks and 1 playgrounds 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.
Weaverham in Cheshire West and Chester
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Weaverham?
- The median monthly rent across Weaverham is £959.
- How safe is Weaverham?
- Weaverham 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 Weaverham?
- 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 25 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Weaverham?
- There are 7 schools within 2 km of Weaverham, of which 61% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2401 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Weaverham?
- The most common council tax band in Weaverham is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,060. Council tax is set by Cheshire West and Chester council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Weaverham to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Weaverham to central London is approximately 142 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 Weaverham?
- 100% of premises in Weaverham are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Weaverham?
- Weaverham sits in IMD decile 5 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 Weaverham?
- 69% of households in Weaverham 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 Weaverham?
- The average property price across Cheshire West and Chester (the local authority covering Weaverham) 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 Weaverham 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 Weaverham?
- Weaverham contains 4 local areas: Cheshire West and Chester 019B, Cheshire West and Chester 019C, Cheshire West and Chester 019D, Cheshire West and Chester 019A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Weaverham
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Weaverham?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Weaverham 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 Weaverham a safe place to live?
- Weaverham has a safety score of 88/100. 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 Weaverham?
- 61% of schools within 2 km of Weaverham are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Weaverham?
- Public-transport commute time from Weaverham to central London is approximately 142 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Weaverham different from the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
- Weaverham 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 Weaverham rank in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Weaverham 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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