Christleton & Huntington
vs Great Boughton
Great Boughton has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Christleton & Huntington. Homes in Christleton & Huntington sold for a median of £345,000, 19% above Great Boughton. Christleton & Huntington has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Christleton & Huntington has 11,235 residents in 4,573 households; Great Boughton has 10,980 in 4,876. Great Boughton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 4.9 percentage points more than Christleton & Huntington (Cheshire West and Chester: 21%). Great Boughton has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 9.6 percentage points more than Christleton & Huntington (Cheshire West and Chester: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Christleton & Huntington (43%) and semi-detached houses in Great Boughton (45%). Christleton & Huntington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 3.4 percentage points more than Great Boughton (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). Great Boughton has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 2.8 percentage points more than Christleton & Huntington (Cheshire West and Chester: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £345,000 in Christleton & Huntington and £290,000 in Great Boughton, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.
Surroundings
Christleton & Huntington has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 3.6 percentage points more than Great Boughton (Cheshire West and Chester: 14%). A typical postcode has 16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Christleton & Huntington, and 68 in Great Boughton. The typical postcode is 641 m from the nearest school in Christleton & Huntington and 308 m in Great Boughton. The typical postcode is 3,661 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Christleton & Huntington and 1,470 m in Great Boughton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 64% of premises in Christleton & Huntington and 94% in Great Boughton.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Christleton & Huntington and 45 in Great Boughton, 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.
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.
Christleton & Huntington is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 11,235 people in 4,573 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,000 over the past two years, 30% above the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the Cheshire West and Chester average.
Great Boughton is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 10,980 people in 4,876 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £290,000 over the past two years, 9% above the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% below the Cheshire West and Chester average.
More comparisons.
Christleton & Huntington and Great Boughton next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.