Wincham and Marston
Hamlet · 562 residents
67Good
Good · better than 7 in 10 hamlets
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Environment scores 79, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 62 per 1,000 people a year against 100
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- Health scores 31, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Wincham and Marston
Map outline: Official built-up area
Is Wincham and Marston a good place to live?
Wincham and Marston scores 67/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for environment (79) and safety (73).
It scores lowest on health (31).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Wincham and Marston in North West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Wincham and Marston
Wincham and Marston reads as a scatter of detached houses and quiet lanes rather than anything resembling a high street — this is a small village, barely 225 people, with the low-rise, thinly populated feel that comes from a population density well under a tenth of the national average. It attracts people who have already done their commuting years, or are winding down towards them: the median age here sits at just over 50, a full decade older than the England-wide figure, and that shows in the pace of the place more than in any one building or corner.
The property picture matches that read. Detached houses dominate what little turnover there is, freehold is the norm rather than the exception, and with a median sale price around £242,500 against a national figure of £281,000, this is a village where your money buys more house than it would across most of the country — though it's worth knowing that's still a touch above what similar homes fetch elsewhere in Cheshire West and Chester, the wider authority it sits within. Renting is unusually cheap too, at under £1,000 a month against a national median rent closer to £1,070. There's no rail station or school named in what's on record for this specific pocket, so anyone weighing up a daily commute or a school run will need to check those separately rather than assume proximity just because the village sits within reach of Northwich and the wider Cheshire rail network.