Neighbourhood · Cheshire West and Chester · North West
Winsford Central
Cheshire West and Chester 038 · 4 sub-areas · 6,724 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (67/100)Watch-out: Families (48/100)Liveability 71/100 · Above median
Winsford Central is a mid-density neighbourhood of Cheshire West and Chester in the North West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
71/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Winsford Central?
A snapshot of Winsford Central
4 parks and 5 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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.
Winsford Central in Cheshire West and Chester
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Winsford Central?
- The median monthly rent across Winsford Central is £959.
- How safe is Winsford Central?
- Winsford Central 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 Winsford Central?
- 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 31 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Winsford Central?
- There are 12 schools within 2 km of Winsford Central, of which 35% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 9153 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Winsford Central?
- The most common council tax band in Winsford Central is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,920. Council tax is set by Cheshire West and Chester council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Winsford Central to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Winsford Central to central London is approximately 145 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 Winsford Central?
- 100% of premises in Winsford Central are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Winsford Central?
- Winsford Central sits in IMD decile 3 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 Winsford Central?
- 55% of households in Winsford Central 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 Winsford Central?
- The average property price across Cheshire West and Chester (the local authority covering Winsford Central) 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 Winsford Central 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 Winsford Central?
- Winsford Central contains 4 local areas: Cheshire West and Chester 038D, Cheshire West and Chester 038C, Cheshire West and Chester 038B, Cheshire West and Chester 038A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Winsford Central
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Winsford Central?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Winsford Central 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 Winsford Central a safe place to live?
- Winsford Central has a safety score of 17/100. 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 Winsford Central?
- 35% of schools within 2 km of Winsford Central are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Winsford Central?
- Public-transport commute time from Winsford Central to central London is approximately 145 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Winsford Central different from the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
- Winsford Central 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 Winsford Central rank in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Winsford Central scores 71/100 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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