Call for Sites 2026
The 'Call for Sites' will be open between Wednesday 14 October and Friday 6 November 2026. This is an opportunity to tell us about any land/site for potential development that has not been submitted to us previously.
Demographic mix
The 2021 census identified that 8.8% (31,529) of the population in Cheshire West and Chester were from ethnic minority groups. 96.7% of the population (aged 3+) spoke English as their main language.
More than a quarter (26.5%) of the population in England were from ethnic minority groups at the time of the 2021 Census. 91.2% (325,620) of the population in the borough were White British (White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British).
3.3% of residents speak a language other than English as their main language. Polish is the most common with almost 1 in every 100 residents (0.8% / 2,843) in the borough speaking Polish as their main language.
Source: Census 2021: General report for England and Wales - GOV.UK.