On average Cheshire East has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 58 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 47% below the North West average of 109 per 1,000. Approximately 10% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Cheshire East is £53,171 per year. There are 147 schools in Cheshire East: 124 primary (14 Outstanding and 95 Good) and 23 secondary (1 Outstanding and 19 Good). Cheshire East is home to around 398,772 people, with a population density of about 341.9 per km².
Based on 5,599 recent sales, the median property price is £295,000 (about £298 per square foot) in Cheshire East area, with individual transactions ranging from £20,000 up to £5,700,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 2,015 | £450,000 | £333 |
| Semi-Detached | 1,761 | £265,000 | £290 |
| Terraced | 1,344 | £210,000 | £267 |
| Flats | 479 | £160,000 | £255 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £310,000 | £126,000 | £181,000 | £152,500 |
| 2017 | £320,000 | £128,995 | £185,000 | £150,000 |
| 2018 | £328,500 | £141,000 | £194,995 | £158,000 |
| 2019 | £334,995 | £146,500 | £200,000 | £167,000 |
| 2020 | £350,000 | £150,000 | £211,498 | £175,000 |
| 2021 | £375,000 | £150,000 | £225,000 | £185,000 |
| 2022 | £400,000 | £151,000 | £248,000 | £195,000 |
| 2023 | £416,864 | £159,053 | £250,000 | £200,000 |
| 2024 | £429,973 | £160,000 | £263,500 | £206,000 |
| 2025 | £450,000 | £163,000 | £265,000 | £209,000 |
| 2026 | £440,000 | £157,000 | £272,750 | £215,475 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £233 | £200 | £201 | £189 |
| 2017 | £240 | £210 | £209 | £189 |
| 2018 | £246 | £211 | £218 | £198 |
| 2019 | £249 | £221 | £219 | £201 |
| 2020 | £256 | £225 | £230 | £216 |
| 2021 | £271 | £230 | £245 | £224 |
| 2022 | £303 | £230 | £273 | £246 |
| 2023 | £317 | £245 | £279 | £253 |
| 2024 | £324 | £249 | £287 | £258 |
| 2025 | £334 | £254 | £286 | £264 |
| 2026 | £314 | £252 | £302 | £269 |
Cheshire East records about 58 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 52 wards of Cheshire East, Dane Valley has the lowest crime rate, with about 27 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Cheshire East average is 58 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Cheshire East is £295,000 (about £298 per square foot) based on 5,599 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Cheshire East has 124 primary schools (14 rated Outstanding, 95 Good) and 23 secondary schools (1 rated Outstanding, 19 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Cheshire East scores 4 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Cheshire East sits around rank 21,221 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Cheshire East is around £53,171 per year, and 10% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Cheshire East spans 6 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Chester South and Eddisbury: Aphra Brandreth (Conservative and Unionist Party), Congleton: Sarah Russell (Labour Party), Crewe and Nantwich: Connor Naismith (Labour Party), Macclesfield: Tim Roca (Labour Party), Mid Cheshire: Andrew Cooper (Labour Party) and Tatton: Esther McVey (Conservative and Unionist Party).
Alderley Edge
Alsager
Audlem
Bollington
Brereton Rural
Broken Cross and Upton
Bunbury
Chelford
Congleton East
Congleton West
Crewe Central
Crewe East
Crewe North
Crewe South
Crewe St Barnabas
Crewe West
Dane Valley
Disley
Gawsworth
Handforth
Haslington
High Legh
Knutsford
Leighton
Macclesfield Central
Macclesfield East
Macclesfield Hurdsfield
Macclesfield South
Macclesfield Tytherington
Macclesfield West and Ivy
Middlewich
Mobberley
Nantwich North and West
Nantwich South and Stapeley
Odd Rode
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley
Poynton West and Adlington
Prestbury
Sandbach Elworth
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock
Sandbach Heath and East
Sandbach Town
Shavington
Sutton
Willaston and Rope
Wilmslow Dean Row
Wilmslow East
Wilmslow Lacey Green
Wilmslow West and Chorley
Wistaston
Wrenbury
Wybunbury
CW1 4GU
Philip Taylor Drive
CW1 5DT
Crewe Green Road
SK10 3BL
Victoria Road
SK10 3BT
West Bank Road
CW1 4FB
Weston Road
CW1 3PA
George Gardens
CW1 2BB
Moss Square
CW1 2AH
Earle Street
CW10 0GD
Dalton Way
SK10 2LP
Charter Way
SK10 4EL
Congleton Road
SK10 1DY
Churchside
SK10 4JU
Brookledge Lane
SK7 1RA
Dairy House Lane
CW1 3LW
Badger Avenue
CW5 6AJ
Cinder Lane
SK9 3FR
Mottram Avenue
CW1 4QG
Middlewich Road
CW5 6AQ
Chester Road
SK10 1AA
King Edward Street
SK11 9BD
Carter Lane
SK9 7TD
Mill Lane
SK9 1AU
Church Street
SK9 1AA
Hawthorn Grove
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.