Halton: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£327,290

Semi-detached

£206,176

Terraced

£159,951

Flat or maisonette

£104,527

First-time buyers

£173,061

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  124,801 in 1991 → 131,543 in 2024 (+5.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £115,176 in 2005 → £194,727 in 2026 (+69.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £346 in 2008 → £596 in 2025 (+72.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  64.6% in 2004 → 69.5% in 2023 (+7.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.8% in 2001 → 4.2% in 2025 (+10.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,665 in 1997 → £21,540 in 2024 (+148.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Halton; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 3rd highest of 361
• Productivity · Economy & work£48.3 per hour (2023) · 41st highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.0% (January 2026) · 39th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.6× earnings (April 2025) · 47th lowest of 316

Where it ranks worst

• Persistent school absence · Education & skills21.7% (2024/25) · 123rd lowest of 132
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing43.4 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 272nd lowest of 292
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing26.6% (2024/25) · 268th lowest of 292
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access66.9 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 329th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)76.9 years · England 80.0 · 144th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.6 years · England 83.8 · 105th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)56.4 years · England 60.9 · 123rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)56.8 years · England 61.3 · 121st highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)414.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 133rd lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)8.5% · England 10.4 · 37th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)73.1% · England 64.6 · 140th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)62.2% · England 68.3 · 147th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)42.6 score · England 46.0 · 133rd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.9% · England 5.8 · 121st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)23.0% · England 19.8 · 103rd lowest of 153