Cheshire county Census 2021
94.8% people are white, 2.3% people are asian, 1.6% people are mixed.
55.3% are Christian, 36.8% have no religion, 5.3% provided no answer.
41.1% households have 1 car, 31.7% households have 2 cars, 16.9% households have no car. Cheshire population ethnic group

Ethnicity | Cheshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
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Asian | 2.3% | 9.3% |
Black | 0.6% | 4.0% |
Mixed | 1.6% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
White | 94.8% | 81.7% |
Cheshire population health

Health | Cheshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
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very good | 49.1% | 48.4% |
good | 33.1% | 33.6% |
average | 12.5% | 12.7% |
poor | 4.1% | 4.0% |
very poor | 1.2% | 1.2% |
Cheshire population religion

Religion | Cheshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
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Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Christian | 55.3% | 46.2% |
Hindu | 0.5% | 1.7% |
Jewish | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Muslim | 1.1% | 6.5% |
No answer | 5.3% | 6.0% |
No religion | 36.8% | 37.2% |
Other | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Sikh | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Cheshire population economic activity

Economic activity | Cheshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
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Employee | 48.1% | 46.0% |
Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.5% | 1.5% |
Empl. self, no empl. | 7.0% | 7.9% |
Empl. student | 1.4% | 1.7% |
Inactive home,family | 3.7% | 4.8% |
Inactive sick,other | 6.7% | 7.3% |
Retired | 25.0% | 21.6% |
Student, no work | 4.3% | 6.3% |
Unemployed | 2.3% | 2.8% |
Cheshire car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.36 cars per household in Cheshire county. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.

Number of cars in a household | Cheshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
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No car | 16.9% | 23.3% |
1 car | 41.1% | 41.3% |
2 cars | 31.7% | 26.2% |
3+ cars | 10.2% | 9.2% |
Cheshire household deprivation
A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).

Household deprivation | Cheshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
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A | 52.0% | 48.3% |
B | 32.1% | 33.5% |
C | 12.7% | 14.3% |
D | 3.1% | 3.7% |
E | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Cheshire population partnership

Partnership | Cheshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
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Never married/partnership | 34.2% | 37.9% |
Married/partnership | 47.4% | 44.6% |
Separated | 2.1% | 2.2% |
Divorced | 9.6% | 9.1% |
Widowed | 6.7% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights

Cheshire cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.

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