Is Weston Grove in Chester a nice place to live?

Weston Grove is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Weston Grove is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Weston Grove is located in the Upton ward of the Cheshire West and Chester district in Cheshire.
Coordinates 53.216894, -2.876862
Grid Ref SJ415692
Suburb Upton-by-Chester
Constituency City of Chester
Postcodes CH2 1QH, CH2 1QJ, CH2 1QL, CH2 1QP, CH2 1QW

House Prices

The average house price in Weston Grove is 100% higher than the rest of Chester. The last sale we have on record is 52 Weston Grove, that sold for £193,000. The average house price in Chester is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Weston Grove

Date No. Type Price
20/06/2023 52 Terrace £193,000
15/07/2022 89 Semi £380,000
30/06/2022 79 Semi £215,000
17/06/2022 18 Terrace £220,000
10/06/2021 45 Terrace £235,000
15/05/2020 16 Terrace £195,000
15/05/2020 25 Semi £196,000
01/05/2020 54 Semi £150,000
01/05/2020 THE SYCAMORES, 54A £80,000
01/05/2020 THE SYCAMORES, 54A £80,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Weston Grove, Cheshire

There were 3 street crime incidents in Weston Grove in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Cheshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Weston Grove
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Violent Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Weston Grove and compared that to the average for the Upton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Weston Grove, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Upton ward

Social economic statistics for Weston Grove

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Weston Grove is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Weston Grove is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Weston Grove experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Weston Grove are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Weston Grove involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Weston Grove are in the top 20% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Weston Grove are in the top 20% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Weston Grove, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Weston Grove are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Weston Grove

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Weston Grove.

Unemployment in Weston Grove

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.75% of Weston Grove residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Weston Grove

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Weston Grove. The proportion of retirees on Weston Grove is 3.24% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.36% of Weston Grove residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Weston Grove

The proportion of home owners on Weston Grove is 0.060000000000002% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.19% of properties in Weston Grove are private rented and 26.12% are social rented.
61.94% of residents of Weston Grove own their home

Country of Birth of Weston Grove residents

The proportion if Weston Grove residents born in the UK is 7.03% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.32% of Weston Grove residents were born outside the UK.
89.68% of Weston Grove residents were born in the UK

Weston Grove Summary

Weston Grove has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Weston Grove maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Weston Grove has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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