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Blacon
vs Upton

Upton has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Blacon. Homes in Upton sold for a median of £320,000, 59% above Blacon. Blacon has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Cheshire West and Chester with Blacon highlighted
Blacon
300 postcodes
Map of Cheshire West and Chester with Upton highlighted
Upton
222 postcodes
Map of Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester
city average

People

Blacon has 14,084 residents in 6,017 households; Upton has 10,171 in 3,913. Upton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 3.9 percentage points more than Blacon (Cheshire West and Chester: 21%). Blacon has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 4.2 percentage points more than Upton (Cheshire West and Chester: 30%).

14,084Residents (2021)
10,171Residents (2021)
357,150Residents (2021)
6,017Households
3,913Households
155,154Households
17.3%Aged 15–29
17.4%Aged 15–29
16.7%Aged 15–29
17.1%Aged 65 and over
21.0%Aged 65 and over
21.2%Aged 65 and over
31.3%Living alone
27.1%Living alone
30.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Blacon and 44% in Upton. Upton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 25.1 percentage points more than Blacon (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (13% and 12%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £201,000 in Blacon and £320,000 in Upton, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.

£201,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
49.3%Owner-occupied
74.4%Owner-occupied
68.3%Owner-occupied
13.1%Private renting
12.3%Private renting
15.7%Private renting
37.1%Social renting
12.4%Social renting
14.6%Social renting
10.4%Detached houses
29.3%Detached houses
30.6%Detached houses
38.5%Semi-detached houses
43.8%Semi-detached houses
36.3%Semi-detached houses
35.7%Terraced houses
15.2%Terraced houses
20.6%Terraced houses
14.3%Flats
10.6%Flats
9.8%Flats

Surroundings

Blacon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 5.4 percentage points more than Upton (Cheshire West and Chester: 14%). A typical postcode has 55 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blacon, and 65 in Upton. The typical postcode is 361 m from the nearest school in Blacon and 356 m in Upton. The typical postcode is 2,460 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blacon and 1,171 m in Upton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 85% of premises in Blacon and 85% in Upton.

20.4%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
14.1%Green space within 500 m
55Services within 15 min (median)
65Services within 15 min (median)
42Services within 15 min (median)
361 mNearest school (median)
356 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
49Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
535Postcodes in flood risk areas
85.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
88.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 126 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Blacon and 104 in Upton, against 76 across Cheshire West and Chester. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

126Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
104Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
76Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Blacon

Blacon is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 14,084 people in 6,017 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £201,000 over the past two years, 24% below the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 45% above the Cheshire West and Chester average.

Upton

Upton is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 10,171 people in 3,913 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 21% above the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Cheshire West and Chester average.

More comparisons.

Blacon and Upton next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.

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