Property market | £263,474 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Liverpool (8.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 58.2mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 95.3% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 4.7% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 203 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 311 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Weaver Vale level) | |
Community | Median age is 44.5 | Happiness is Below Average for Cheshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Cheshire West and Chester) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (42 mins) | |
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£263,474 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Liverpool (8.4 miles) | |
58.2mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 44.5 | Happiness is Below Average for Cheshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 203 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 311 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Weaver Vale level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Cheshire West and Chester) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (42 mins) | |
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Aston has one main store nearby, Aldi Jack Search Way Murdishaw Runcorn. We found one nearby bar: Catton Hall Shooting Lodge. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Diageo Packaging Restaurant, Perky Grinders. We found one nearby cafe: Early Paws Dog Cafe. Aston has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Aston has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £441,811, which is up 5.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £263,474 (up 4.1% on last year) , a terraced house £206,841 (up 2.8% on last year) and a flat £141,376. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £632 per month. Property prices in Aston are similar to the average property prices across Cheshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Aston, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the Cheshire region.
Property data is based on Cheshire West and Chester level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Aston, or click here to browse the longer list of Aston property transactions from 2023.
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Aston has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Brookvale Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2014. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Brookvale Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (1/25/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Runcorn | |
Aston by Sutton Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/23/2014) | 45 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Runcorn |
Murdishaw West Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/24/2017) | 11 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Runcorn |
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/7/2012) | 58 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Runcorn |
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (12/11/2019) | 159 submissions 69.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Runcorn |
School | Type |
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Brookvale Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (1/25/2013) |
Aston by Sutton Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/23/2014) 45 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Murdishaw West Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/24/2017) 11 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/7/2012) 58 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (12/11/2019) 159 submissions 69.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Aston | Commute options |
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Frodsham A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +27% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (52 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 100 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 108 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 134 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 153 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Runcorn East A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -9% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (47 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 95 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 123 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 127 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 148 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Cuddington A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +8% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (75 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 152 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 179 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Delamere A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (80 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 144 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 157 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 174 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Runcorn A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 72 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Birmingham New Street (89 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 110 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 136 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (202 mins - Avanti West Coast - £1457 monthly fare) View details |
Widnes A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (33 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 105 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 130 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 131 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Cheshire West and Chester) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Cheshire West and Chester residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 95.3% | 81.7% |
Asian | 2.0% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.6% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.6% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Weaver Vale consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 12.5% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 9.0% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 14.8% | 203 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 20.9% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.0% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.4% | |
Routine occupations | 12.8% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 7.5% | 311 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Cheshire is average (60mbps). Aston is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 58.2mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Weaver Vale level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 58.2 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 95.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.2% |
Crime stats were found at the Cheshire West and Chester level:
Type | Cheshire West and Chester | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 81 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 13 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 38 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Aston.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | River Weaver | The Weaver Catchment includes the Rivers Weaver, Ducklow and Wheelock and their tributaries |
Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | River Gowy | The Gowy catchment includes the River Milton and Hornsmill/Hool, Stanney Mill and Thornton Brooks and their tributaries |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Aston, Cheshire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £263,474 Detached: £441,811 | 81 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 14.8% residents in higher managerial positions 7.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Bollington, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 | 18.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Mobberley, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Knutsford, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 4Secondary: 3 | 21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Barnton, Cheshire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £263,474 Detached: £441,811 | 81 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 | 21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Hale, Cheshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £186,026 Detached: £316,738 | 104 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 8.5% residents in higher managerial positions 9.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Castlefields, Cheshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £186,026 Detached: £316,738 | 104 | Primary: 17Secondary: 4 | 8.5% residents in higher managerial positions 9.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Aston, Cheshire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £263,474 Detached: £441,811 | 81 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Bollington, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 |
Mobberley, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Knutsford, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 4Secondary: 3 |
Barnton, Cheshire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £263,474 Detached: £441,811 | 81 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 |
Hale, Cheshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £186,026 Detached: £316,738 | 104 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Castlefields, Cheshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £186,026 Detached: £316,738 | 104 | Primary: 17Secondary: 4 |
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