Great Boughton
vs Handbridge Park
Handbridge Park has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Great Boughton. Homes in Handbridge Park sold for a median of £375,000, 29% above Great Boughton. Handbridge Park has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Great Boughton has 10,980 residents in 4,876 households; Handbridge Park has 9,773 in 4,477. Handbridge Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 1.8 percentage points more than Great Boughton (Cheshire West and Chester: 21%). Great Boughton has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 1.7 percentage points more than Handbridge Park (Cheshire West and Chester: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Great Boughton (45%) and detached houses in Handbridge Park (38%). Great Boughton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 4.1 percentage points more than Handbridge Park (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). Handbridge Park has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 5.8 percentage points more than Great Boughton (Cheshire West and Chester: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £290,000 in Great Boughton and £375,000 in Handbridge Park, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.
Surroundings
Handbridge Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 7.7 percentage points more than Great Boughton (Cheshire West and Chester: 14%). A typical postcode has 68 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Boughton, and 72 in Handbridge Park. The typical postcode is 308 m from the nearest school in Great Boughton and 376 m in Handbridge Park. The typical postcode is 1,470 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Boughton and 2,032 m in Handbridge Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Great Boughton and 95% in Handbridge Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 45 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Boughton and 61 in Handbridge Park, 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.
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.
Handbridge Park is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 9,773 people in 4,477 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,000 over the past two years, 42% above the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% above the Cheshire West and Chester average.
More comparisons.
Great Boughton and Handbridge Park next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.