Christleton & Huntington
vs Lache
Lache has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Christleton & Huntington. Homes in Christleton & Huntington sold for a median of £345,000, 64% above Lache. Christleton & Huntington has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Christleton & Huntington has 11,235 residents in 4,573 households; Lache has 5,905 in 2,596. Christleton & Huntington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 5.6 percentage points more than Lache (Cheshire West and Chester: 21%). Lache has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 9 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 Lache (49%). Christleton & Huntington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 28.4 percentage points more than Lache (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). Lache has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 7 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 £210,000 in Lache, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (15% and 15%). A typical postcode has 16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Christleton & Huntington, and 64 in Lache. The typical postcode is 641 m from the nearest school in Christleton & Huntington and 386 m in Lache. The typical postcode is 3,661 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Christleton & Huntington and 3,203 m in Lache. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 64% of premises in Christleton & Huntington and 97% in Lache.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 47 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Christleton & Huntington and 60 in Lache, 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.
Lache is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 5,905 people in 2,596 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 21% below 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.
Christleton & Huntington and Lache next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.