Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003807

Chester Handbridge Park

Chester Handbridge Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,816 residents in Cheshire West and Chester. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cheshire West and Chester
8,816

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,075

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,678.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

51.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Ilkley & Ben Rhydding, Bradford13,119 residents · 77.0% owned · 17.7% no carCollege & Park West, Darlington6,033 residents · 75.2% owned · 16.1% no carTotley & Bradway, Sheffield7,623 residents · 80.8% owned · 15.7% no carBradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire10,406 residents · 72.8% owned · 17.1% no carKenilworth South, Warwick7,304 residents · 81.4% owned · 13.5% no carLlandaf & Danescourt, Cardiff8,776 residents · 81.6% owned · 14.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Chester Handbridge Park

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned72.8%
2,967 households
Private rented20%
814 households
Social rented7%
285 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.3%
1,562 households
Semi-detached27.4%
1,117 households
Terraced22.2%
906 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
360 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
83 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
31 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
17 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45%
1,834 households
2 cars or vans in household31%
1,262 households
No cars or vans in household16.7%
679 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
298 households
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.1%
1,673 households
4 or more bedrooms32.8%
1,337 households
2 bedrooms20.2%
825 households
1 bedroom5.9%
240 households
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
2,614 households
One-person household32.4%
1,318 households
Other household types3.4%
140 households
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.9%
1,546 households
1 person in household32.3%
1,318 households
3 people in household15.7%
640 households
4 people in household10.8%
441 households
5 people in household2.7%
110 households
6 people in household0.4%
15 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.7%
1,119 residents
15–2915.1%
1,335 residents
30–4415.5%
1,367 residents
45–6429.8%
2,630 residents
65 and over26.8%
2,367 residents
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91.5%
8,064 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.6%
406 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%
188 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1%
84 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
75 residents
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above51.6%
3,894 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.4%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.8%
894 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.1%
835 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.9%
518 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
181 residents aged 16 and over
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.3%
3,947 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.4%
3,502 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
1,924 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,824 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.1%
534 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
529 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
409 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.6%
4,550 residents
Good health32.7%
2,882 residents
Fair health11.5%
1,011 residents
Bad health3.6%
317 residents
Very bad health0.6%
56 residents
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.2%
7,421 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.8%
1,395 residents
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.2%
2,412 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.7%
1,249 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.7%
355 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Chester Handbridge Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

Browse every neighbourhood in Cheshire West and Chester

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.