Tarporley
vs Winsford Swanlow
Winsford Swanlow has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Tarporley. Homes in Tarporley sold for a median of £407,375, 68% above Winsford Swanlow. Winsford Swanlow has more green space nearby (9% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Tarporley has 5,164 residents in 2,246 households; Winsford Swanlow has 5,029 in 2,095. Tarporley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 6.7 percentage points more than Winsford Swanlow (Cheshire West and Chester: 21%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Tarporley and 49% in Winsford Swanlow. Tarporley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 10.2 percentage points more than Winsford Swanlow (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). Tarporley has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 1.6 percentage points more than Winsford Swanlow (Cheshire West and Chester: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £407,375 in Tarporley and £242,500 in Winsford Swanlow, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.
Surroundings
Winsford Swanlow has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 9%, 2.4 percentage points more than Tarporley (Cheshire West and Chester: 14%). A typical postcode has 16 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Tarporley, and 29 in Winsford Swanlow. The typical postcode is 640 m from the nearest school in Tarporley and 439 m in Winsford Swanlow. The typical postcode is 7,467 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Tarporley and 2,970 m in Winsford Swanlow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Tarporley and 94% in Winsford Swanlow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 31 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Tarporley and 75 in Winsford Swanlow, 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.
Tarporley is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 5,164 people in 2,246 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £407,375 over the past two years, 54% above the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 55% below the Cheshire West and Chester average.
Winsford Swanlow is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 5,029 people in 2,095 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £242,500 over the past two years, 8% below the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the Cheshire West and Chester average.
More comparisons.
Tarporley and Winsford Swanlow next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.