Profile of Chester

Chester, the ancient walled City is on England's North West frontier with Wales. The national boundary is only two miles from Chester City Centre! To the east lies the prominent Cheshire Sandstone Ridge, which rises from the Cheshire Plain and follows closely the Sandstone Trail.

Chester is the county town of Cheshire, and is centrally located within the UK  in the North West region. Its excellent concentration of motorways, roads and railways makes most areas of the UK within easy travelling distance.

 

Chester is also well served by Liverpool and Manchester Airports, and private aircraft can be accommodated at Hawarden Airport, four miles form the City.

 

More Chester Facts and Figures

Population

Chester District: 118,210

Chester Population in Each Age Group

Age Range	Total	Males	Females
0 - 4	6348	3247	3101
5 - 9	6937	3580	3357
10 - 14	7112	3616	3496
15 - 19	7018	3474	3544
20 - 24	6835	3060	3775
25 - 29	7682	3778	3904
30 - 34	8725	4313	4412
35 - 39	8951	4391	4560
40 - 44	8028	3938	4090
45 - 49	7737	3810	3927
50 - 54	8618	4352	4266
55 - 59	7365	3638	3727
60 - 64	6403	3137	3266
65 - 69	5637	2656	2981
70 - 74	5213	2361	2852
75 - 79	4272	1786	2486
80 - 84	2868	1109	1759
85 - 89	1661	540	1121
90 and over	800	165	635
Totals	118210	56951	61259

Data from Census 2001

Cheshire Population in Each Age Group

Age Range	Total	Males	Females
0 - 4	37963	19383	18580
5 - 9	42469	22021	20448
10 - 14	43823	22564	21259
15 - 19	39132	19625	19507
20 - 24	32108	15765	16343
25 - 29	38735	19179	19556
30 - 34	48851	23567	25284
35 - 39	53805	26529	27276
40 - 44	48591	24282	24309
45 - 49	45368	22695	22673
50 - 54	51335	25415	25920
55 - 59	42807	21492	21315
60 - 64	36461	17882	18579
65 - 69	31819	15316	16503
70 - 74	28633	13071	15562
75 - 79	23288	9803	13485
80 - 84	15475	5795	9680
85 - 89	8713	2669	6044
90 and over	4412	959	3453
Totals	673788	328012	345776

Data from Census 2001

 

Chester Unemployment Rates - January 2008

AREA	%
	December 2007	January 2008
Chester District	1.3	1.4
Cheshire	1.5	1.6
North West	2.5	2.6
Great Britain	2.1	2.2

 

Principal Industrial And Business Locations

• Chester West Business Park
• Sealand Industrial Estate
• Chester City Centre
• Chester Business Park
• Chester Gates
• Chester Retail Park

Major Strategic Employers

Many notable international and national companies have their HQ or a significant presence in Chester District.

• Halifax Bank of Scotland
• Airbus UK 
• Marks and Spencer Money
• Regional Health Authoirty
• Aktiv Kapital
• Chester Zoo
• Bank of America 
• Kemira Growhow Ltd
• Chester City Council
• Bristol Myers-Squibb
• Continental Can Europe Urenco (Capenhurst)

Commercial Property Values

Industrial Rentals

New from £5.00 per sq ft.

Modern from £4.00 per sq ft. Chester West Employment Park between £4.00-£4.50 per sq ft.

Older from £3.00 per sq ft.

Office Rentals

City centre from £8.00-£9.00 per sq ft.

Chester Business Park is on average around £12.50 per sq ft.

Chester West Employment Park is on average £11.00 per sq ft.

Retail Rentals

On average within the city centre, c £80 per sq ft - prime locations, such as Eastgate Street, c £180-200 per sq ft.

Commercial Land Prices

From £120,000 per acre.

Residential Property Values  - Average Prices:

Flats:  £169,942

Terraced house:   £144,889

Semi-detached house:  £172,500

Detached house:  £282,958

Average house price in Chester: £194,411

Average house price in North West:  £133,877

Number of visitors approx. 6 million per annum.