Neighbourhood · Cheshire West and Chester
Upton East: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Upton East neighbourhood of Cheshire West and Chester, England (ONS area Cheshire West and Chester 027). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CH2. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CH2 1SB.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Cheshire West and Chester
Upton East is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cheshire West and Chester (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £285,000 and flats for £120,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cheshire West and Chester (0.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest station, Bache, is about a 16-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
£285,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£120,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle 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 +0.07; 1 of 19 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 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£48,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.9 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 Upton East sits in Cheshire West and Chester
- Typical house price: 20th highest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester
- Typical flat price: joint 3rd lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 19th 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 Upton East
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 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire West and Chester, 1 the other way and 17 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
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bache Railway station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Chester (6 to 87 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 Upton Westlea Primary School 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Jan 2026).
- Nearest state secondary school Upton-by-Chester High School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Feb 2025).
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 Upton East
What is the typical house price in Upton East?
£285,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.
How does Upton East compare with the rest of Cheshire West and Chester?
Typical house price: 20th highest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester. Typical flat price: joint 3rd lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 19th lowest of 47 neighbourhoods in Cheshire West and Chester.
Is Upton East an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Upton East gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 1 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Upton East?
Bache. Railway station, about a 16-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Merseyrail to Chester (6 to 87 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Upton East?
Nearest state primary school. Upton Westlea Primary School. 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Jan 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Upton-by-Chester High School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Feb 2025).
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.