"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity, to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources, of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life. But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education, on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke, Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.

This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for Cheshire West and Chester.

Population claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance

Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty

Poverty index

This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1. A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.

1 - Very High
0.75 - High
0.5 - Average
0.25 - Low
0 - Very Low
Blacon 0.324Central & Grange 0.324Chester City & the Garden Quarter 0.324Christleton & Huntington 0.324Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead 0.324Farndon 0.324Frodsham 0.324Gowy Rural 0.324Great Boughton 0.324Handbridge Park 0.324Hartford & Greenbank 0.324Helsby 0.324Lache 0.324Ledsham & Manor 0.324Little Neston 0.324Malpas 0.324Marbury 0.324Neston 0.324Netherpool 0.324Newton & Hoole 0.324Northwich Leftwich 0.324Northwich Winnington & Castle 0.324Northwich Witton 0.324Parkgate 0.324Rudheath 0.324Sandstone 0.324Saughall & Mollington 0.324Shakerley 0.324Strawberry 0.324Sutton Villages 0.324Tarporley 0.324Tarvin & Kelsall 0.324Tattenhall 0.324Upton 0.324Weaver & Cuddington 0.324Westminster 0.324Whitby Groves 0.324Whitby Park 0.324Willaston & Thornton 0.324Winsford Dene 0.324Winsford Gravel 0.324Winsford Over & Verdin 0.324Winsford Swanlow 0.324Winsford Wharton 0.324Wolverham 0.324

How to interpret the index

In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those places, however.

How we calculate the index

The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall somewhere in between. We create an average index across 6 metrics

This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Cheshire West and Chester.

Rates of unemployment and economic inactivity over time

What's on this chart?

This chart shows labour market statistics for Cheshire West and Chester.

Dataset

Labour market economic activity
Unemployment rate
Economic inactivity rate
YearJun 2005Jun 2008Jun 2011Jun 2014Jun 2017Jun 2020Jun 2023% of population010152025305Unemployment rate 2004-12-01: 2.7Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 2.9Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 3Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 2.4Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 3Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 2.9Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 2.6Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 3.1Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 2.1Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 2.6Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 2.9Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 3.8Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 7.4Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 7.2Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 7.2Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 7.7Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 7.9Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 8.3Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 8Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 6.8Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 5.5Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 7.2Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 7.7Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 7.1Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 7.5Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 3.4Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 5Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 2.9Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 1.6Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 2.1Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 2.5Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 3Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 2.5Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 2.7Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 2Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 1.9Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 2.2Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 2.6Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 3.8Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 23.1Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 21.2Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 20.4Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 24.4Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 25.7Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 24.3Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 25.9Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 25Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 23.6Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 26.8Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 23.2Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 21.3Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 19Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 19.9Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 21.2Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 19Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 23.8Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 19.1Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 19.8Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 21.2Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 20.8Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 22Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 24.6Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 23.2Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 23.9Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 24.6Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 24.9Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 23.6Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 21Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 22.1Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 21.2Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 20.6Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 20.5Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 21.4Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 20.2Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 20.9Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 18.9Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 15.5Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 17.3Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 16.2Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 18Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 21.3Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 21.7Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 25.6Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 27Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 26.8

Fuel poverty rate by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different areas in Cheshire West and Chester. In Cheshire West and Chester 18705 of 158412 households are in fuel poverty.

Dataset

Fuel Poverty
44% (highest)
23.5%
3% (lowest)
Blacon 13.5% of households are fuel poorCentral & Grange 19.6% of households are fuel poorChester City & the Garden Quarter 16.2% of households are fuel poorChristleton & Huntington 13.0% of households are fuel poorDavenham, Moulton & Kingsmead 7.9% of households are fuel poorFarndon 14.3% of households are fuel poorFrodsham 9.9% of households are fuel poorGowy Rural 9.0% of households are fuel poorGreat Boughton 10.4% of households are fuel poorHandbridge Park 12.0% of households are fuel poorHartford & Greenbank 8.4% of households are fuel poorHelsby 9.0% of households are fuel poorLache 12.6% of households are fuel poorLedsham & Manor 5.6% of households are fuel poorLittle Neston 10.4% of households are fuel poorMalpas 16.2% of households are fuel poorMarbury 11.5% of households are fuel poorNeston 14.0% of households are fuel poorNetherpool 10.1% of households are fuel poorNewton & Hoole 12.1% of households are fuel poorNorthwich Leftwich 12.1% of households are fuel poorNorthwich Winnington & Castle 16.1% of households are fuel poorNorthwich Witton 18.8% of households are fuel poorParkgate 9.1% of households are fuel poorRudheath 12.7% of households are fuel poorSandstone 12.1% of households are fuel poorSaughall & Mollington 12.0% of households are fuel poorShakerley 12.5% of households are fuel poorStrawberry 5.2% of households are fuel poorSutton Villages 13.0% of households are fuel poorTarporley 12.2% of households are fuel poorTarvin & Kelsall 13.5% of households are fuel poorTattenhall 15.8% of households are fuel poorUpton 10.1% of households are fuel poorWeaver & Cuddington 11.6% of households are fuel poorWhitby Groves 6.4% of households are fuel poorWhitby Park 9.7% of households are fuel poorWillaston & Thornton 10.9% of households are fuel poorWinsford Dene 14.4% of households are fuel poorWinsford Gravel 11.6% of households are fuel poorWinsford Over & Verdin 11.6% of households are fuel poorWinsford Swanlow 9.1% of households are fuel poorWinsford Wharton 13.4% of households are fuel poorWolverham 12.7% of households are fuel poor

Median weekly wage by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the median weekly wage for different areas in Cheshire West and Chester.

Dataset

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Weekly Earnings
£463 (lowest)
£563.5
£664 (highest)

Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in Cheshire West and Chester. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by savings and investments

No data available at this level

Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in Cheshire West and Chester. Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".

Dataset

Jobs below living wage
All (%)
Female (%)
Male (%)
Percentage of jobs below living wage02040Part-TimeFull-TimeAllAll (%) All: 10.9All (%) Full-Time: 6.8All (%) Part-Time: 21.9Female (%) All: 10.9Female (%) Full-Time: 0Female (%) Part-Time: 16.7Male (%) All: 10.9Male (%) Full-Time: 0Male (%) Part-Time: 35.4

Demographic breakdown

Poverty can disproportionately affect certain groups. This section presents analysis of Economic Insecurity with a focus on demographics.

Gender pay gap in different types of work

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in Cheshire West and Chester.


Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.

Dataset

Gender pay gap
Median gap (%)
Mean gap (%)
-12-3-6-901215369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 14.1Median gap (%) Full-Time: 14.8Median gap (%) Part-Time: -9.4Mean gap (%) All: 13.7Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 11.6Mean gap (%) Part-Time: -4.9

People in low income households by ethnic group

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in Cheshire West and Chester. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore. This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are unlikely to be reliable.

Dataset

HBAI by ethnic group

No data available at this level

People in low income households by marital status

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in Cheshire West and Chester. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore.

Dataset

No data available at this level

See also the briefing by JRF for Economic security.