UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/cheshire-west-and-chester
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in Cheshire West and Chester
Homes in Cheshire West and Chester sold for a median of £265,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 9,971 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth most expensive of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Postcode districts in Cheshire West and Chester
The dearest district was CW6 (Tarporley), at £430,000, and the cheapest was CH65 (Ellesmere Port), at £174,500. The dearest median is 2.5 times the cheapest.
The next dearest were SY14 (Malpas) and CH3 (Chester), and the next cheapest CW7 (Winsford) and CH1 (Chester).
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Post towns in Cheshire West and Chester, by number of sales: Chester (CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4), Northwich (CW8, CW9), Ellesmere Port (CH65, CH66), Winsford (CW7), Neston (CH64), Frodsham (WA6), Tarporley (CW6), Malpas (SY14).
- CW6Tarporley, 377 salesMedian price £430,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- SY14Malpas, 167 salesMedian price £350,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- CH3Chester, 1,072 salesMedian price £325,000Price per square metre £3,485Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- CH64Neston, 569 salesMedian price £315,000Price per square metre £3,131Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −9%
- WA6Frodsham, 537 salesMedian price £310,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −4%
- CH2Chester, 1,007 salesMedian price £280,000Price per square metre £3,052Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- CW8Northwich, 1,404 salesMedian price £270,000Price per square metre £2,895Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- CW9Northwich, 1,121 salesMedian price £270,000Price per square metre £2,846Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
- CH4Chester, 968 salesMedian price £261,000Price per square metre £3,218Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
- CH66Ellesmere Port, 961 salesMedian price £225,000Price per square metre £2,706Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- CH1Chester, 812 salesMedian price £210,500Price per square metre £2,890Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- CW7Winsford, 844 salesMedian price £205,000Price per square metre £2,462Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- CH65Ellesmere Port, 618 salesMedian price £174,500Price per square metre £2,253Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in CW9 (Northwich), up 10%, and fell most in CH64 (Neston), down 9%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Collegiate Drive, Northwich (CW9)35 sales
- Wickets Lane, Northwich (CW8)29 sales
- London Road, Northwich (CW9)29 sales
- Swanlow Lane, Winsford (CW7)25 sales
- Hartford Road, Davenham (CW9)24 sales
- Chester Road, Hartford (CW8)23 sales
- Station Road, Winsford (CW7)22 sales
- Sandbach Drive, Northwich (CW9)22 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Chancery Gardens, Christleton (CH3, detached houses, £747,500), Hough Green, Chester (CH4, £699,000) and Eaton Road, Chester (CH4, £620,000).
The cheapest were Grosvenor Wharf Road, Ellesmere Port (CH65, flats, £96,000), Long Lane, Upton (CH2, £96,500) and Castle Street, Northwich (CW8, flats, £100,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 40%, from £188,500 in 2016 to £264,000 in 2025, less than the 52% rise across the North West as a whole.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 3,187 | £400,000 | £315,000 to £549,000 | £3,322/m²from 102 sales |
| Semi-detached | 3,602 | £248,500 | £197,000 to £315,000 | £2,900/m²from 133 sales |
| Terraced | 2,222 | £195,000 | £150,000 to £255,000 | £2,700/m²from 78 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 960 | £150,000 | £110,000 to £196,000 | £2,565/m²from 23 sales |
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers in Cheshire West and Chester, at 36% and 32% of sales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,031 per m², 10% above the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.
Living in Cheshire West and Chester
Crime
69 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
90% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
12% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 72 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,517 a year in Cheshire West and Chester for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 73 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Cheshire West and Chester and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Trafford£375,000
- Stockport£310,000
- Cheshire East£300,000
- Ribble Valley£277,000
- Cheshire West and Chester, this council area£265,000
- Warrington£260,000
- Manchester£252,500
- Bury£250,000
- West Lancashire£248,000
- Fylde£245,000
- Westmorland and Furness£240,000
- Salford£235,000
- Sefton£230,000
- Chorley£225,000
- Wirral£222,500
About these figures
Cheshire West and Chester's figures come from 9,971 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.