Winsford Over & Verdin
vs Winsford Swanlow
Winsford Over & Verdin has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Winsford Swanlow. Homes in Winsford Swanlow sold for a median of £242,500, 7% above Winsford Over & Verdin. Winsford Over & Verdin has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Winsford Over & Verdin has 15,401 residents in 6,455 households; Winsford Swanlow has 5,029 in 2,095. Winsford Swanlow has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 4.9 percentage points more than Winsford Over & Verdin (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: 33% of homes in Winsford Over & Verdin and 49% in Winsford Swanlow. Winsford Swanlow has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 13.4 percentage points more than Winsford Over & Verdin (Cheshire West and Chester: 68%). Winsford Over & Verdin has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 3.5 percentage points more than Winsford Swanlow (Cheshire West and Chester: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £226,000 in Winsford Over & Verdin and £242,500 in Winsford Swanlow, against £265,000 across Cheshire West and Chester.
Surroundings
Winsford Over & Verdin has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 7.8 percentage points more than Winsford Swanlow (Cheshire West and Chester: 14%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Winsford Over & Verdin, and 29 in Winsford Swanlow. The typical postcode is 450 m from the nearest school in Winsford Over & Verdin and 439 m in Winsford Swanlow. The typical postcode is 3,287 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Winsford Over & Verdin and 2,970 m in Winsford Swanlow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Winsford Over & Verdin and 94% in Winsford Swanlow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 84 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Winsford Over & Verdin 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.
Winsford Over & Verdin is one of 45 wards in Cheshire West and Chester, home to 15,401 people in 6,455 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £226,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Cheshire West and Chester median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 17% above 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.
Winsford Over & Verdin and Winsford Swanlow next to other wards of Cheshire West and Chester.