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Norton South & Preston Brook · Halton

Norton South & Preston Brook: your neighbourhood

Norton South & Preston Brook electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 38% here, compared with 24% across Halton (14.1 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 29.5% here, compared with 23.3% across Halton (6.2 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 19% here, compared with 23.9% across Halton (5 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

19.4%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,388 out of 7,148.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

9.6%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

686 out of 7,146.

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People counted in the census

7,146

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

7,146 out of 7,146.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,068 out of 5,627.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

64.1%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,944 out of 3,035.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

29.5%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

896 out of 3,035.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,476 out of 5,624.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

51.9%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,917 out of 5,624.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

8.7%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

489 out of 5,624.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,416 out of 5,627.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

320 out of 3,034.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

21.7%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,220 out of 5,624.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

38%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,166 out of 3,034.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Norton South & Preston Brook

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

231 out of 5,624.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Norton South & Preston Brook ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

428 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 546 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Norton South & Preston Brook ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 48 mapped crimes in September 2024; 33 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Norton South & Preston Brook
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024484
October 2024375
November 2024285
December 2024441
January 2025334
February 2025383
March 2025504
April 2025724
May 2025655
June 2025521
July 2025436
August 2025361
September 2025373
October 2025462
November 2025390
December 2025198
January 2026331
February 2026362
March 2026353
April 2026360
May 2026404
June 2026331
July 2026416
August 2026334
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Norton South & Preston Brook
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime247
public order51
criminal damage arson22
drugs22
other theft21
burglary14
vehicle crime14
other crime12
shoplifting10
bicycle theft9
possession of weapons3
robbery2
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Halton →