Ledsham & Manor
vs Little Neston
Ledsham & Manor has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Little Neston. Homes in Little Neston sold for a median of £317,500, 11% above Ledsham & Manor. Little Neston has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 5%).
People
Ledsham & Manor has 9,420 residents in 4,006 households; Little Neston has 4,780 in 2,173. Little Neston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 33%, 12.2 percentage points more than Ledsham & Manor (Cheshire West and Chester: 21%). Little Neston has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.5 percentage points more than Ledsham & Manor (Cheshire West and Chester: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 52% of homes in Ledsham & Manor and 55% in Little Neston. Ledsham & Manor has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 90%, 4.5 percentage points more than Little Neston (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). Little Neston has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 2.3 percentage points more than Ledsham & Manor (Cheshire West and Chester: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £285,000 in Ledsham & Manor and £317,500 in Little Neston, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.
Surroundings
Little Neston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 6.1 percentage points more than Ledsham & Manor (Cheshire West and Chester: 14%). A typical postcode has 29 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ledsham & Manor, and 49 in Little Neston. The typical postcode is 596 m from the nearest school in Ledsham & Manor and 488 m in Little Neston. The typical postcode is 978 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ledsham & Manor and 1,393 m in Little Neston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Ledsham & Manor and 85% in Little Neston.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 38 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ledsham & Manor and 51 in Little Neston, 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.
Ledsham & Manor is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 9,420 people in 4,006 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £285,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 5% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 65% below the Cheshire West and Chester average.
Little Neston is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 4,780 people in 2,173 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £317,500 over the past two years, 20% above the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% below the Cheshire West and Chester average.
More comparisons.
Ledsham & Manor and Little Neston next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.