Earls Gardens, Ellesmere Port, CH65 8DS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CH65 8DS has a female population much higher than UK average, with 56.1% of the population being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	64.5%	56.1%	-8.4%	51.0%	5.1%
Male	35.5%	43.9%	8.4%	49.0%	-5.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CH65 8DS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32.2%	45.7%	13.5%	37.9%	7.8%
Married: Opposite sex	28.4%	26%	-2.4%	44.2%	-18.2%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3%	3.9%	0.9%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	15.5%	13.4%	-2.1%	9.1%	4.3%
Widowed	20.8%	10.2%	-10.6%	6.1%	4.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	31.3%	36.6%	5.3%	48.4%	-11.8%
Good health	35.8%	35.4%	-0.4%	33.6%	1.8%
Fair health	13.4%	16.5%	3.1%	12.7%	3.8%
Bad health	14.6%	11%	-3.6%	4.0%	7.0%
Very bad health	4.8%	0.6%	-4.2%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 17.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	37.5%	20.9%	-16.6%	18.2%	2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.3%	15.4%	-0.9%	9.6%	5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.4%	20.5%	3.1%	13.4%	7.1%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	3.5%	-0.7%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	18.1%	7.9%	16.9%	1.2%
Degree or Similar	7.6%	17.3%	9.7%	33.8%	-16.5%
Other	6.8%	4.3%	-2.5%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.9% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%
Other Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.6%	-1.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	98.2%	93.9%	-4.3%	81.4%	12.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.1%	93%	-3.1%	83.2%	9.8%
European Union	2.7%	4.6%	1.9%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	0.6%	1.8%	1.2%	5.6%	-3.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.9%	93.3%	-1.6%	83.2%	10.1%
10+ Years	0%	3.7%	3.7%	9.8%	-6.1%
5-10 Years	1.2%	0.6%	-0.6%	2.9%	-2.3%
2-5 Years	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.9%	76.7%	-13.8%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Poland	2.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Romania	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
No passport held	31.3%	13.5%	17.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50.5%	37.2%	13.3%
Christian	40.4%	46.2%	-5.8%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	0.9%	6.5%	-5.6%
Not answered	6.7%	6.0%	0.7%

Safety

Is Earls Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Earls Gardens was 69.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.0% lower than the Central & Grange average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Earls Gardens has the 54th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Central & Grange and the 333rd highest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 51.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,300

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CH65 8DS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Earls Gardens are based on 14 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Ellesmere Port And Neston.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Earls Gardens, Ellesmere Port, CH65 8DS

Estimated Average Property Prices for CH65 8DS

Average Price
£113,694

Semi-Detached
£113,694

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Earls Gardens

Average Price
£141,707

Semi-Detached
£141,707

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Earls GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Earls Gardens, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West And Chester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£130,000	2025-04-30	£135,685
15 Earls Gardens, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West And Chester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£117,000	2024-11-20	£123,073
41 Earls Gardens, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West And Chester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£97,500	2023-01-16	£104,715
31 Earls Gardens, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West And Chester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£99,950	2020-10-23	£131,230
33 Earls Gardens, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West And Chester Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£83,000	2020-08-24	£112,838

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CH65 8DS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	75
Retired	56
Part-Time Employee	43
Looking after home or family	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Unemployed	11
Other	10
Self-Employed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Student (economically inactive)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Manufacturing	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Education	8
Other	8
Construction	5
Transport and storage	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
William Stockton Community Primary School Heathfield Road , CH65 8DH	3out of 4	219 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Stockton Community Primary School Heathfield Road , CH65 8DH	- not rated	219 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Community Primary School John Street , CH65 2ED	- not rated	614 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Westminster Community Primary School John Street , CH65 2ED	3out of 4	614 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Atherton Nursery and Infant School Regent Street , CH65 8HL	- not rated	737 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ellesmere Port Church of England College 164 Whitby Road , CH65 6EA	3out of 4	496 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Chester CE Academy 164 Whitby Road , CH65 6EA	- not rated	555 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ	2out of 4	1,316 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ellesmere Port Specialist School of Performing Arts Woodchurch Lane , CH66 3NG	- not rated	1,341 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ellesmere Port Catholic High School Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ	- not rated	1,360 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Cheshire College Ellesmere Port Campus , Off Sutton Way CH65 7BF	- not rated	209 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bridge Short Stay School Appleton Drive , CH65 7EP	3out of 4	1,362 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hinderton School Capenhurst Lane , Whitby CH65 7AQ	4out of 4	1,586 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archers Brook SEMH Residential School Chester Road , Great Sutton CH66 2NA	- not rated	2,470 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crowthorns Day/Residential Special School -Autism and Asperger's School Lane , Childer Thornton CH66 5PL	- not rated	4,234 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greater Grace School of Christian Education Church Lane , Backford CH2 4BE	- not rated	5,212 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Madisons Cafe Bar	Madison Cafe Bar Princes Road	185 yd
The Lunchbox Cafe & Takeaway	The Arcade Regent Street	287 yd
Daily Bread Cafe	Hsbc, 94 Whitby Road	501 yd
Companions Cafe	2 Enfield Road	530 yd
Grace Tea Room	72 Whitby Road	543 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Labour Social Club	Ellesmere Port And District Labour Social Club Flatt Lane	334 yd
The William Jessop	67 Whitby Road	628 yd
Ellesmere Port Conservative Club	The Conservative Club Worcester Walk	1,024 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
ELLESMERE PORT KEBAB AND PIZZA HOUSE	4, The Arcade Regent Street	287 yd
Eastern Lion	5 Enfield Road	477 yd
Mayflower	3 Victoria Road	520 yd
Frankies	45A Marina Drive	567 yd
Wok & Go	41 Marina Drive	570 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi Grange Road		828 yd
Asda	Asda Wellington Road		910 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
William Stockton Community Primary School HEATHFIELD ROAD	grass pitches	216 yd
West Cheshire College (Ellesmere Port Campus) REGENT STREET	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	226 yd
Fitness Factory (Ellesmere Port) ENFIELD ROAD	health and fitness suite	363 yd
The Ellesmere Port C Of E College WHITBY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	490 yd
Luton Road LUTON ROAD	grass pitches	516 yd
Ellesmere Port Hub (Closed) Whitby Road	grass pitches	608 yd
John Street NEW GROSVENOR ROAD	grass pitches	761 yd
Oasis Centre For Young People OASIS CENTRE OASIS CENTRE CORONATION ROAD	health and fitness suite	921 yd
Whitby Park THAMESDALE	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,009 yd
Epic Leisure Centre (Closed) McGarva Way	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,009 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	52.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	149.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.