North West · Unitary authority

Cheshire West and Chester

2026/27 view

Cheshire West and Chester · ONS E06000050

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

75/ 100

COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 9 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated

Reserves cover57

Debt burden85

Liquidity82

Debt direction89

YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.

Net debt £121.09m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4

−£28.17m 18.9%

Service expenditure £783.33m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

+£62.54m 8.7%

Unallocated reserves £22.73m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

−£3.47m 13.2%

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25

Service expenditure £783.33m

33.7%

Net revenue expenditure £309.48m

6.1%

Council Tax requirement £248.32m

24.5%

Unallocated reserves £22.73m

8.1%

COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published

Score this council

Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified

Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified

Resident population371,6522024 estimate

Latest net debt£121.09m2026/27 Q1 quarter end

ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25

Unclassified roads6.0%requiring maintenance investigation−2.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 12 / 130peer median 15.0%

A roads & motorways1.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 1 / 149peer median 4.0%

B & C roads4.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 40 / 133peer median 5.0%

A roads & motorways1.0% red

Good 25.0%Amber 74.0%Red 1.0%

B & C roads4.0% red

Good 17.0%Amber 79.0%Red 4.0%

ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better

2015/162024/25

A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified

2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads7.2%288 km network

B, C & unclassified1.2%1,960 km network

Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing0.5%Preservation6.7%

WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Cheshire West and Chester, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25

57.6%recycled

Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

1.5 percentage points vs 2023/24

7 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%

Residual waste416.3 kgper household+17.2 kg year on year

Waste collected439.0 kgper resident−2.3 kg year on year

Household waste163,788tonnes collected94,313 tonnes recycled

WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

94,313 t recycled, composted or reused 69,475 t not recycled

RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

57.6%

2015/162024/25

EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Cheshire West and Chester.

2024/25

SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools

181 Open schools

54,335 Pupils

60,962 School places

89.1% Capacity utilisation

ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Cheshire West and Chester.

Attainment 8

45.5

North West 44.6

England 46.1

0.6 points below England

English & maths grade 5+

44.5%

North West 42.0%

England 45.4%

0.9 percentage points below England

EBacc entry

42.3%

North West 36.7%

England 40.5%

1.8 percentage points above England

PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.06

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.

TREND

Attainment 8 over time

47.5 18/19

51.4 19/20

52.0 20/21

49.0 21/22

46.1 22/23

45.9 23/24

45.5 24/25

Education context

Cheshire West and Chester's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with North West and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency

HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Cheshire West and Chester, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025

Median house price

£257,750

+ 21.7% over five years

Median resident earnings

£41,486

+ 32.2% over five years

House price to earnings

6.21×

Improved from 6.75× five years ago

PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Cheshire West and Chester.

£986 / month

+ 6.0% in the last year

July 2026

Cheshire West and Chester

£986

+ 6.0%

North West

£965

+ 5.7%

England

£1,451

+ 3.8%

Compared with North West £21 more per month

Compared with England £465 less per month

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Cheshire West and Chester

6.21×

North West

5.90×

England

7.64×

Compared with North West Less affordable

Compared with England More affordable

Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings

PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1

Applications received460this quarter+4 vs 2025 Q4

Applications decided409this quarter−33 vs 2025 Q4

Outstanding applications—at quarter end

88.5%approved

Overall approval rate362 granted47 refused−5.2 pts vs previous quarter

DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

93.6%

Rank 125 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.4 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major2090.0%100.0% Minor10876.9%91.7% Other28192.9%94.0%

QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters

HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

244%

Required1,640homes over three years

Delivered4,000homes over three years

100% requirement

No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment

CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Cheshire West and Chester, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026

Recorded offences 24,822 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud

Crime rate 66.8 offences per 1,000 residents

Annual change + 0.1% compared with the previous year

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents

Cheshire West and Chester Your council

66.8 + 0.1%

North West Region

89.4 − 0.9%

England National

83.4 − 1.5%

Cheshire West and Chester has a recorded crime rate 25.3% below North West. It is 20.0% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Cheshire

Violence 11,286

30.4 per 1,000 − 0.1%

Theft 5,081

13.7 per 1,000 − 3.2%

Public order 3,240

8.7 per 1,000 + 3.2%

Criminal damage 1,743

4.7 per 1,000 − 8.5%

Shoplifting 2,148

5.8 per 1,000 + 8.9%

Vehicle offences 521

1.4 per 1,000 + 0.4%

Burglary 648

1.7 per 1,000 − 11.1%

Drug offences 1,119

3.0 per 1,000 + 22.2%

ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data

SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Cheshire West and Chester.

181 schools

Open schools 181

Pupils 54,335

School places 60,962

Capacity used 89.1%

Primary 127 schools

27,382 pupils

Other / specialist 33 schools

5,537 pupils

Secondary 20 schools

21,416 pupils

16+ provision 1 school

0 pupils

CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information

Renewed framework 20

11.0% of open schools

Previous full framework 89

49.2% of open schools

Ungraded inspection 45

24.9% of open schools

No Ofsted record 24

13.3% of open schools

No published outcome 3

1.7% of open schools

RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

20 schools assessed

Achievement 20 assessed

Expected standard 14

Needs attention 6

Attendance & behaviour 20 assessed

Expected standard 10

Needs attention 5

Strong standard 5

Curriculum & teaching 20 assessed

Expected standard 14

Needs attention 4

Strong standard 1

Urgent improvement 1

Inclusion 20 assessed

Expected standard 9

Strong standard 7

Needs attention 4

Leadership & governance 20 assessed

Expected standard 13

Needs attention 5

Strong standard 2

Personal development 20 assessed

Expected standard 10

Strong standard 8

Needs attention 2

Safeguarding 20 assessed

Met 20

PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 10

Good 56

Requires improvement 2

Inadequate 1

Not judged 20

LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School	Phase	Pupils	Capacity	Latest Ofsted position
Acresfield Academy URN 147489 · CH2 1LJ	Primary	248	236	Outstanding
Alvanley and Manley Village School URN 111003 · WA6 9DD	Primary	100	105	Good
Antrobus St Mark's CofE Primary School URN 111246 · CW9 6LB	Primary	96	105	Renewed framework
Ashton Hayes Primary School URN 111109 · CH3 8AB	Primary	134	150	Ungraded inspection
Aston by Sutton Primary School URN 110993 · WA7 3DB	Primary	91	105	Good
Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School URN 144058 · CW8 4QL	Primary	482	505	Outstanding
Belgrave Primary School URN 148455 · CH4 7QS	Primary	211	210	Good
Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School URN 111312 · CH64 5SE	Primary	66	105	Renewed framework

School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.

Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported

Revenue budget£0.00Not imported

Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn

Contracts00 active

Identified suppliers0Normalised entities

PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile

Population 371,652 2024

North West region 7,737,414

Five-year population change

+18,290 residents ↑ 5.2%

Cheshire West and Chester +5.2%

North West +5.1%

England +4.3%

Growth context

Cheshire West and Chester's population grew over five years. Its change was broadly in line with the North West and 0.9 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates

Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile

PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Cheshire West and Chester?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available

LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Cheshire West and Chester compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025

Male 80.6 years

0.6 years higher than England

England 80.0

Female 84.3 years

0.5 years higher than England

England 83.8

HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male

61.6

0.7 year s above England

England 60.9

Female

62.9

1.6 year s above England

England 61.3

2022 - 24

EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024

139.7 per 100,000

England 145.8

Similar

Cardiovascular disease 2025

73.7 per 100,000

England 71.5

Similar

Cancer 2025

110.2 per 100,000

England 114.6

Similar

Liver disease 2025

22.6 per 100,000

England 19.4

Similar

Respiratory disease 2025

26.8 per 100,000

England 31.5

Similar

Suicide rate 2022 - 24

14.3 per 100,000

England 10.9

Worse

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024

Cheshire West and Chester 9.4% England 10.4%

Similar

Adults overweight or obese 2024/25

Cheshire West and Chester 66.9% England 68.0%

Similar

Physically active adults 2024/25

Cheshire West and Chester 69.1% England 64.6%

Similar

Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24

Cheshire West and Chester 472.0 England 504.1

Rate per 100,000 Better

CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25

23.0%

Cheshire West and Chester 23.0% England 23.5%

Council compared with England Similar

Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25

36.4%

Cheshire West and Chester 36.4% England 36.2%

Council compared with England Similar

Physically active children 2024/25

55.6%

Cheshire West and Chester 55.6% England 49.1%

Council compared with England Similar

MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25

90.5%

Cheshire West and Chester 90.5% England 83.7%

Council compared with England Better

Bowel cancer screening 2025

75.5%

Cheshire West and Chester 75.5% England 72.9%

Council compared with England Better

WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026

68.6 per 100

England 66.3 per 100 Similar

Air pollution mortality 2024

4.5%

England 5.3% Not compared

Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework

BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Cheshire West and Chester?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026

PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 37,194 10.0% of the 2024 resident population May 2026

CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.9% +2,719 people

LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +144 since April 2026

LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026

Cheshire West and Chester LOCAL AUTHORITY

10.0%

North West REGION

14.0%

England COUNTRY

12.3%

Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.

24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026

37,194 34,234 31,274

June 2024 May 2026

What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore

AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024

POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

6.0 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 5.5 µg/m³

Other sources 0.5 µg/m³

Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.

LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

40.4%

10.1 6.0

2011 2024

Since 2011 ↓ 40.4%

5 years ↓ 26.8%

10 years ↓ 37.4%

CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR

No active UK-AIR monitoring station is currently mapped to this council.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

4.5% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution

2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source

HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer

Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted

Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions

Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet

Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn

Total service expenditure

£783.33m 2024/25 actual outturn

Net revenue expenditure

£309.48m 2024/25 actual outturn

Council Tax requirement

£248.32m 2024/25 actual outturn

Unallocated reserves

£22.73m 2024/25 actual outturn

Service expenditure per resident £2,108

Median for councils of the same type £1,777 18.6% above peer median

2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn

Education Gross £335.24m · Income £22.32m

£312.91m

Adult social care Gross £242.31m · Income £54.59m

£187.72m

Children's social care Gross £98.88m · Income £3.94m

£94.94m

Planning and development Gross £80.93m · Income £8.93m

£72.00m

Environmental and regulatory services Gross £42.30m · Income £8.89m

£33.41m

Public health Gross £24.59m · Income £3.50m

£21.09m

Central services Gross £24.33m · Income £4.99m

£19.34m

Highways and transport Gross £31.19m · Income £12.52m

£18.67m

Culture and related services Gross £15.50m · Income £2.24m

£13.26m

Housing Gross £12.60m · Income £2.62m

£9.98m

CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£248.32m

Retained business rates£27.19m

Revenue Support Grant£4.47m

UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £26.20m

Closing £22.73m

£3.47m decrease during 2024/25

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset

BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return

Outstanding borrowing

£232.79m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Investments and cash

£111.70m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt

£121.09m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt per resident

£326 Per resident using latest population

This council's net debt per resident £326

Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 70.5% lower than the peer median

QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£28.17m quarterly reduction

2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1

Latest quarterly movement −£28.17m −18.9%

Change across the series −£47.68m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1

What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1

Public Works Loan Board£210.76m

Other longer-term borrowing£22.00m

Short-term borrowing£27.0k

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset

COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26

Outstanding arrears

£34.44m Total outstanding at financial year-end

Collection rate

96.77% Collected against the in-year debit

Council tax written off

£1.24m Written off during the financial year

Council tax collected

£306.03m Receipts relating to the financial year

FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26

OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26

£34.44m

CHANGE SINCE 2021/22

+ 50.3%

+ £11.53m

ENGLAND CHANGE

+49.5%

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£34.44m outstanding

CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £10.58m

30.7% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £23.86m

69.3% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26

In-year collection rate 96.77%

England average: 95.60% · 1.16 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records

CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts

Contract	Supplier	Status	End date	Original value

SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions

Supplier	Payments	Published expenditure

PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported

Document	Dataset	Period	Status	Official source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Cheshire West and Chester	mhclg housing delivery test	HDT 2025–HDT 2025	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Cheshire West and Chester	mhclg planning ps2	2009 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Cheshire West and Chester	mhclg planning ps1	2009 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
DfT road condition statistics — Cheshire West and Chester UA [note 7, 9]	dft local road condition	2009/10–2024/25	imported	Open
Defra local authority waste statistics — Cheshire West and Chester	defra local authority waste	2010/11–2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Cheshire West and Chester UA	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Cheshire West and Chester UA	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Cheshire West and Chester UA	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Cheshire West and Chester UA	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Cheshire West & Chester	mhclg borrowing investment	2026/27 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Cheshire West and Chester UA	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Cheshire West and Chester UA	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2024/25	imported	Open

How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.