Cheshire West and Chester · report
New homes in Cheshire West and Chester
55.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 470
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.3
Homes started in Cheshire West and Chester
Homes started over the previous 12 months, at each quarter.
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ten-year average
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| Period | Cheshire West and Chester |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 470 |
| Mar 2026 | 340 |
| Dec 2025 | 390 |
| Sep 2025 | 430 |
| Jun 2025 | 530 |
| Mar 2025 | 570 |
| Dec 2024 | 550 |
| Sep 2024 | 480 |
| Jun 2024 | 360 |
| Mar 2024 | 550 |
| Dec 2023 | 610 |
| Sep 2023 | 730 |
| Jun 2023 | 940 |
| Mar 2023 | 850 |
| Dec 2022 | 900 |
| Sep 2022 | 1,130 |
| Jun 2022 | 1,110 |
| Mar 2022 | 1,190 |
| Dec 2021 | 1,220 |
| Sep 2021 | 1,070 |
| Jun 2021 | 1,100 |
| Mar 2021 | 870 |
| Dec 2020 | 830 |
| Sep 2020 | 810 |
| Jun 2020 | 1,010 |
| Mar 2020 | 1,270 |
| Dec 2019 | 1,420 |
| Sep 2019 | 1,430 |
| Jun 2019 | 1,450 |
| Mar 2019 | 1,450 |
| Dec 2018 | 1,440 |
| Sep 2018 | 1,490 |
| Jun 2018 | 1,420 |
| Mar 2018 | 1,540 |
| Dec 2017 | 1,680 |
| Sep 2017 | 1,770 |
| Jun 2017 | 1,940 |
| Mar 2017 | 1,850 |
| Dec 2016 | 1,740 |
| Sep 2016 | 1,650 |
| Jun 2016 | 1,390 |
| Mar 2016 | 1,310 |
| Dec 2015 | 1,130 |
| Sep 2015 | 1,000 |
| Jun 2015 | 920 |
| Mar 2015 | 880 |
| Dec 2014 | 1,020 |
| Sep 2014 | 1,100 |
| Jun 2014 | 1,220 |
| Mar 2014 | 1,270 |
| Dec 2013 | 1,100 |
| Sep 2013 | 940 |
| Jun 2013 | 690 |
| Mar 2013 | 470 |
| Dec 2012 | 420 |
| Sep 2012 | 430 |
| Jun 2012 | 400 |
| Mar 2012 | 400 |
| Dec 2011 | 430 |
| Sep 2011 | 460 |
| Jun 2011 | 480 |
| Mar 2011 | 540 |
| Dec 2010 | 520 |
| Sep 2010 | 480 |
| Jun 2010 | 410 |
| Mar 2010 | 310 |
A start is the first count of a new home in the UK: no nation counts homes granted planning permission. Most starts are finished one to two years later. England's and Wales's counts come from building control, which misses some homes; Scotland counts housing association approvals as starts; Northern Ireland's begin in 2015.
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Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £265,815 and £297,586 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £281,701
- Chance of a rise
- 82%
At the average sale price, a home costs £270,534. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £1,248 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 18%
- Payment, one income
- 36%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £1,000
- Owning per month
- £1,274
Figures for United Kingdom: Cheshire West and Chester has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 1995. The deepest began in September 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −15.3%
- Recovery from the low
- 83 months
In 2025 the population grew by 3,020 while 690 homes were finished: 4.4 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 4.4
- Population change, 2025
- +3,020
4.2% of the 162,357 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 4.2%
- Empty homes
- 6,780
In 2025, 6% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 6%