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Homes rented privately

6.3% to 34.3%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.3% in Appleton to 34.3% in Bewsey and Whitecross — a gap of 28 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Appleton	6.3%	271	4,331
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	6.3%	255	4,047
Grappenhall	6.8%	174	2,574
Penketh and Cuerdley	8.1%	345	4,239
Rixton and Woolston	8.7%	337	3,874
Poulton South	9%	252	2,800
Poulton North	9.4%	393	4,161
Lymm North and Thelwall	9.6%	477	4,968
Burtonwood and Winwick	9.8%	253	2,576
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	9.8%	454	4,610
Poplars and Hulme	10.8%	572	5,315
Westbrook	11%	283	2,569
Lymm South	12.8%	344	2,684
Birchwood	14.2%	703	4,963
Stockton Heath	14.2%	428	3,020
Chapelford and Old Hall	14.4%	677	4,695
Great Sankey South	16.8%	803	4,766
Orford	18.4%	959	5,200
Latchford East	24.7%	1,004	4,070
Latchford West	27.8%	1,022	3,681
Fairfield and Howley	31.8%	1,816	5,712
Bewsey and Whitecross	34.3%	1,950	5,686

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3% to 7.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3% in Grappenhall to 7.1% in Poplars and Hulme — a gap of 4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Grappenhall	3%	209	6,935
Chapelford and Old Hall	3.2%	383	12,012
Lymm South	3.2%	205	6,382
Lymm North and Thelwall	3.3%	388	11,654
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	3.4%	345	10,234
Stockton Heath	3.4%	230	6,712
Appleton	3.6%	377	10,576
Poulton South	4.1%	265	6,438
Westbrook	4.2%	272	6,438
Great Sankey South	4.9%	549	11,306
Rixton and Woolston	5.1%	472	9,211
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	5.2%	613	11,788
Poulton North	5.5%	538	9,706
Bewsey and Whitecross	5.7%	689	12,129
Penketh and Cuerdley	5.7%	566	9,872
Latchford East	5.8%	523	8,984
Latchford West	5.9%	446	7,537
Fairfield and Howley	6.4%	754	11,855
Orford	6.4%	765	11,960
Burtonwood and Winwick	6.8%	424	6,219
Birchwood	6.9%	732	10,610
Poplars and Hulme	7.1%	876	12,416

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People aged 65 or over

9.4% to 28.2%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 9.4% in Bewsey and Whitecross to 28.2% in Penketh and Cuerdley — a gap of 18.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bewsey and Whitecross	9.4%	1,145	12,129
Chapelford and Old Hall	12.1%	1,450	12,018
Fairfield and Howley	12.1%	1,438	11,858
Latchford East	12.3%	1,101	8,981
Poplars and Hulme	12.5%	1,550	12,416
Orford	16.1%	1,925	11,960
Great Sankey South	16.9%	1,916	11,306
Westbrook	17.6%	1,136	6,437
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	18.5%	1,889	10,234
Birchwood	19.9%	2,116	10,610
Stockton Heath	21.2%	1,425	6,706
Grappenhall	21.3%	1,476	6,935
Latchford West	21.9%	1,651	7,536
Poulton South	22.9%	1,476	6,440
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	23%	2,706	11,788
Lymm North and Thelwall	23.1%	2,691	11,655
Lymm South	23.6%	1,510	6,385
Poulton North	23.7%	2,305	9,707
Appleton	24.5%	2,594	10,576
Rixton and Woolston	25.1%	2,313	9,211
Burtonwood and Winwick	25.1%	1,564	6,219
Penketh and Cuerdley	28.2%	2,787	9,874

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.9% to 25%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.9% in Grappenhall to 25% in Orford — a gap of 15.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Grappenhall	9.9%	566	5,714
Lymm South	10.3%	527	5,134
Stockton Heath	10.4%	587	5,628
Chapelford and Old Hall	10.6%	996	9,377
Appleton	10.8%	944	8,780
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	11.4%	948	8,326
Lymm North and Thelwall	12.1%	1,149	9,531
Westbrook	12.5%	672	5,363
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	14.5%	1,437	9,924
Birchwood	16.5%	1,450	8,788
Rixton and Woolston	16.9%	1,311	7,775
Poulton South	17%	911	5,364
Penketh and Cuerdley	17.3%	1,458	8,434
Poulton North	17.3%	1,410	8,139
Great Sankey South	17.5%	1,605	9,149
Burtonwood and Winwick	18.4%	966	5,242
Latchford West	19.1%	1,234	6,470
Latchford East	20.5%	1,446	7,069
Fairfield and Howley	20.6%	1,974	9,575
Bewsey and Whitecross	21.5%	2,084	9,684
Poplars and Hulme	24.7%	2,362	9,576
Orford	25%	2,418	9,679

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

18.9% to 50.9%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 18.9% in Poplars and Hulme to 50.9% in Lymm South — a gap of 32 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Poplars and Hulme	18.9%	1,809	9,576
Orford	19.5%	1,892	9,679
Latchford East	24.7%	1,747	7,069
Fairfield and Howley	25.2%	2,414	9,575
Great Sankey South	26.8%	2,455	9,149
Poulton South	27.2%	1,460	5,364
Latchford West	27.6%	1,787	6,470
Bewsey and Whitecross	28.3%	2,741	9,684
Poulton North	28.8%	2,347	8,139
Rixton and Woolston	29.6%	2,299	7,775
Penketh and Cuerdley	30.1%	2,536	8,434
Birchwood	30.6%	2,691	8,788
Burtonwood and Winwick	31%	1,626	5,242
Westbrook	37.9%	2,034	5,363
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	38.9%	3,859	9,924
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	39%	3,248	8,326
Chapelford and Old Hall	41.4%	3,879	9,377
Lymm North and Thelwall	42.6%	4,060	9,531
Grappenhall	45.6%	2,608	5,714
Stockton Heath	46.2%	2,600	5,628
Appleton	48.4%	4,251	8,780
Lymm South	50.9%	2,614	5,134

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.6% to 27.2%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.6% in Grappenhall to 27.2% in Poplars and Hulme — a gap of 20.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Grappenhall	6.6%	169	2,574
Stockton Heath	8.8%	266	3,020
Lymm South	9%	242	2,683
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	9.1%	369	4,047
Appleton	9.2%	399	4,331
Lymm North and Thelwall	9.9%	491	4,967
Westbrook	10.2%	262	2,569
Chapelford and Old Hall	10.7%	501	4,695
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	12.6%	579	4,610
Poulton South	13.2%	368	2,798
Rixton and Woolston	13.2%	513	3,873
Penketh and Cuerdley	13.7%	579	4,240
Burtonwood and Winwick	15.5%	399	2,576
Great Sankey South	16.5%	788	4,766
Latchford West	18.5%	682	3,680
Poulton North	18.6%	775	4,159
Birchwood	19.5%	968	4,965
Latchford East	20.7%	841	4,069
Bewsey and Whitecross	22.3%	1,268	5,685
Fairfield and Howley	23.6%	1,348	5,712
Orford	24%	1,248	5,202
Poplars and Hulme	27.2%	1,445	5,318

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.9% to 45.5%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.9% in Grappenhall to 45.5% in Poplars and Hulme — a gap of 42.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 22 of 22 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Grappenhall	2.9%	74	2,574
Penketh and Cuerdley	3.8%	159	4,239
Great Sankey North and Whittle Hall	3.9%	156	4,047
Westbrook	4.7%	122	2,569
Rixton and Woolston	4.8%	186	3,874
Lymm North and Thelwall	5.6%	279	4,968
Appleton	5.6%	244	4,331
Poulton South	5.7%	160	2,800
Stockton Heath	6.3%	190	3,020
Burtonwood and Winwick	7.5%	193	2,576
Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft	8.7%	400	4,610
Lymm South	9.8%	264	2,684
Chapelford and Old Hall	11.2%	528	4,695
Latchford West	11.6%	426	3,681
Great Sankey South	13.1%	626	4,766
Poulton North	15.7%	655	4,161
Orford	24.4%	1,269	5,200
Latchford East	25%	1,018	4,070
Fairfield and Howley	26.6%	1,520	5,712
Birchwood	27.2%	1,351	4,963
Bewsey and Whitecross	28.1%	1,600	5,686
Poplars and Hulme	45.5%	2,420	5,315

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22 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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