325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Blacon

Ward · E05012209

Ward
Blacon
Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Country
England
Constituency
Chester North and Neston
Police
Cheshire

House prices

£367k£184k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £350k +2.8% +607% -18%
Semi-detached £200k +1.5% +355% -29%
Terraced £168k -3.2% +371% -32%
Flat £108k -2.3% +544% -55%

Median sale prices in Blacon from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College 0.8 mi Non-sel 33.2 17%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £950
1 bed £694
2 bed £875
3 bed £1,072
4+ bed £1,555

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,965
Violence & sexual offences 919
Burglary 52
Anti-social behaviour 157

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
WESTERN AVE MEDICAL CTRE GP practice 0.9 mi
GARDEN LANE MEDICAL CTR. GP practice 1.4 mi
CITY WALLS MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.6 mi
THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.6 mi
NORTHGATE VILLAGE SURGERY GP practice 1.6 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Bache Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Bache Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Bache Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Chester Rail Station Rail station 2.2 mi
Chester Rail Station Rail station 2.2 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 97.1%
Gigabit 79.3%
Full fibre (FTTP) 77.7%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 79.7%
Indoor voice (all) 90.5%
5G outdoor (any) 92.4%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Blacon
average (lo–hi)
Overall32% (4–78)
Income35% (4–86)
Employment32% (3–88)
Education25% (3–63)
Health23% (3–51)
Crime31% (6–62)
Housing & services60% (39–80)
Living environment62% (29–90)

Your MP

Samantha Dixon MP

Labour

Chester North and Neston

Samantha.dixon.mp@parliament.uk

https://samantha-dixon.co.uk/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Blacon Community Nature Park Park 0.3 mi
Blacon Community Nature Park Park 0.4 mi
Blacon Community Nature Park Park 0.5 mi
Blacon Community Nature Park Park 0.5 mi
Blacon Community Nature Park Park 0.5 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
5, Sealand Road II 0.9 mi
Taylor's Boatyard (including Former Flat Shed, Narrowboat Shed, Former Steam Saw Mill, Blacksmith's Workshop/forge, Carpenter's Workshop, Paint Workshop, Stores, Warehouse/office Range and Dry Dock/graving Dock) II 1.1 mi
Graving Lock on Canal Link to River Dee II 1.1 mi
Ts Deva (sea Cadet Corps) II 1.2 mi
Iron Roving Bridge II 1.1 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 15,311
Total registered 16,582
Dormant 282
New (last year) 2,265
New (last 5 years) 7,116

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 6
PM10 10
NO₂ 8
NOₓ 11

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 5
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 2,568,000,000
Cars & taxis 1,984,800,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 4

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,366

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 7.0%
Aged 16–64 80.7%
Aged 65+ 12.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 90.7%
Asian 2.3%
Black 3.1%
Mixed 3.3%
Other 0.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 64.5%
Social rented 1.9%
Private rented 33.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 13.6%
Semi-detached 56.9%
Terraced 22.1%
Flat / maisonette 7.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 18.7%
1 car or van 46.1%
2+ cars or vans 35.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 53.2%
Unemployed 5.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 8.4%
Degree or above 30.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 61.6%
Smoking prevalence 9.4%
Infant mortality 3.3

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.