Neighbourhood · Cheshire West and Chester
Chester Boughton West & Hoole: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Chester Boughton West & Hoole neighbourhood of Cheshire West and Chester, England (ONS area Cheshire West and Chester 033). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH88, CH99. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CH1 3PA.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Cheshire West and Chester
Chester Boughton West & Hoole is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Cheshire West and Chester (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £235,000 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Cheshire West and Chester (1.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest station, Chester, is about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£235,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£160,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£43,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Chester Boughton West & Hoole sits in Cheshire West and Chester
- Typical house price: 21st lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester
- Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 9th lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Chester Boughton West & Hoole
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire West and Chester, 1 the other way and 18 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
Falling behind the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Chester Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (170 m in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales and Avanti West Coast to Holyhead (97 to 107 min) and Crewe (about 21 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Jul 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next.
- Nearest state secondary school Chester International School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Chester Boughton West & Hoole
What is the typical house price in Chester Boughton West & Hoole?
£235,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
How does Chester Boughton West & Hoole compare with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
Typical house price: 21st lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester. Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 9th lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester.
Is Chester Boughton West & Hoole an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Chester Boughton West & Hoole gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Chester Boughton West & Hoole?
Chester. Railway station, about a 3-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (170 m in a straight line). About 11 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales and Avanti West Coast to Holyhead (97 to 107 min) and Crewe (about 21 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Chester Boughton West & Hoole?
Nearest state primary school. St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School. 570 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Improving) (Jul 2024). Ofsted plans a full inspection next. Nearest state secondary school. Chester International School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.