Neighbourhood · Cheshire West and Chester · North West
Winsford Over
Cheshire West and Chester 040 · 4 sub-areas · 6,853 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Investors / BTL (64/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (50/100)Liveability 77/100 · Top quartile
Winsford Over 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
77/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Winsford Over?
A snapshot of Winsford Over
3 parks and 4 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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 Over in Cheshire West and Chester
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Winsford Over?
- The median monthly rent across Winsford Over is £959.
- How safe is Winsford Over?
- Winsford Over 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 Over?
- 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 40 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Winsford Over?
- There are 11 schools within 2 km of Winsford Over, of which 36% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 9227 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Winsford Over?
- The most common council tax band in Winsford Over is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,947. 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 Over to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Winsford Over to central London is approximately 154 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 Over?
- 100% of premises in Winsford Over are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Winsford Over?
- Winsford Over sits in IMD decile 2 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 Over?
- 49% of households in Winsford Over 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 Over?
- The average property price across Cheshire West and Chester (the local authority covering Winsford Over) 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 Over 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 Over?
- Winsford Over contains 4 local areas: Cheshire West and Chester 040C, Cheshire West and Chester 040A, Cheshire West and Chester 040B, Cheshire West and Chester 040D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Winsford Over
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Winsford Over?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Winsford Over 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 Over a safe place to live?
- Winsford Over has a safety score of 51/100. 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 Over?
- 36% of schools within 2 km of Winsford Over are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Winsford Over?
- Public-transport commute time from Winsford Over to central London is approximately 154 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Winsford Over different from the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
- Winsford Over 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 Over rank in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Winsford Over scores 77/100 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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