Great Boughton
vs Newton & Hoole
Newton & Hoole has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Great Boughton. Homes in Newton & Hoole sold for a median of £291,150, in line with Great Boughton. Newton & Hoole has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Great Boughton has 10,980 residents in 4,876 households; Newton & Hoole has 14,784 in 6,703. Great Boughton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 5.2 percentage points more than Newton & Hoole (Cheshire West and Chester: 21%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (33% and 34%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Great Boughton and 44% in Newton & Hoole. Great Boughton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 11.7 percentage points more than Newton & Hoole (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). Newton & Hoole has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 5.3 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 £291,150 in Newton & Hoole, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.
Surroundings
Newton & Hoole has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 1.2 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 134 in Newton & Hoole. The typical postcode is 308 m from the nearest school in Great Boughton and 413 m in Newton & Hoole. The typical postcode is 1,470 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Boughton and 760 m in Newton & Hoole. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 94% of premises in Great Boughton and 94% in Newton & Hoole.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 45 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Boughton and 59 in Newton & Hoole, 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.
Newton & Hoole is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 14,784 people in 6,703 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £291,150 over the past two years, 10% above the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Cheshire West and Chester average.
More comparisons.
Great Boughton and Newton & Hoole next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.