Cheshire East, in numbers

Average home prices reached £309,000 in Cheshire East.

Cheshire East council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Cheshire East includes Crewe, Macclesfield, Congleton, Nantwich and smaller communities. Completed street improvements, a changed plan for Flag Lane Baths and longer-term Crewe growth each have different evidence and delivery stages.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Cheshire East council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £58,686 in August 1996; £309,121 in July 2026. 426.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £59,000 to £309,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £15,000 more per home (5% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Cheshire East council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	58,999
February 1995	56,909
March 1995	56,800
April 1995	55,657
May 1995	55,956
June 1995	56,385
July 1995	56,617
August 1995	57,043
September 1995	56,384
October 1995	56,394
November 1995	55,522
December 1995	56,039
January 1996	55,964
February 1996	56,967
March 1996	57,006
April 1996	57,464
May 1996	57,462
June 1996	57,684
July 1996	58,019
August 1996	58,686
September 1996	59,006
October 1996	59,238
November 1996	59,066
December 1996	58,531
January 1997	57,551
February 1997	57,690
March 1997	58,290
April 1997	59,402
May 1997	59,379
June 1997	59,897
July 1997	60,948
August 1997	62,520
September 1997	63,126
October 1997	62,949
November 1997	62,358
December 1997	62,180
January 1998	61,783
February 1998	61,210
March 1998	61,729
April 1998	62,903
May 1998	65,098
June 1998	66,678
July 1998	66,602
August 1998	65,918
September 1998	65,691
October 1998	66,509
November 1998	67,147
December 1998	67,164
January 1999	67,001
February 1999	67,091
March 1999	67,906
April 1999	68,041
May 1999	68,626
June 1999	68,395
July 1999	69,772
August 1999	71,969
September 1999	73,386
October 1999	73,397
November 1999	72,082
December 1999	71,147
January 2000	72,172
February 2000	72,520
March 2000	73,483
April 2000	74,442
May 2000	74,962
June 2000	74,226
July 2000	74,442
August 2000	75,249
September 2000	77,352
October 2000	78,000
November 2000	79,011
December 2000	78,963
January 2001	80,025
February 2001	80,291
March 2001	79,867
April 2001	80,034
May 2001	80,238
June 2001	81,698
July 2001	83,314
August 2001	85,336
September 2001	87,794
October 2001	88,678
November 2001	89,717
December 2001	91,035
January 2002	91,163
February 2002	90,906
March 2002	89,687
April 2002	89,405
May 2002	92,169
June 2002	96,050
July 2002	101,329
August 2002	105,042
September 2002	107,496
October 2002	109,289
November 2002	111,173
December 2002	112,888
January 2003	114,925
February 2003	114,348
March 2003	116,577
April 2003	119,351
May 2003	123,462
June 2003	125,394
July 2003	126,652
August 2003	129,059
September 2003	131,033
October 2003	131,808
November 2003	132,182
December 2003	133,750
January 2004	134,722
February 2004	136,076
March 2004	137,053
April 2004	139,645
May 2004	142,769
June 2004	147,174
July 2004	151,945
August 2004	154,847
September 2004	157,441
October 2004	157,168
November 2004	157,351
December 2004	156,753
January 2005	157,831
February 2005	157,122
March 2005	156,741
April 2005	157,567
May 2005	160,617
June 2005	163,885
July 2005	164,892
August 2005	168,325
September 2005	168,997
October 2005	168,491
November 2005	165,403
December 2005	165,765
January 2006	164,821
February 2006	165,240
March 2006	164,184
April 2006	168,549
May 2006	170,623
June 2006	173,911
July 2006	176,115
August 2006	178,482
September 2006	179,481
October 2006	178,402
November 2006	178,629
December 2006	176,793
January 2007	177,587
February 2007	176,193
March 2007	179,110
April 2007	181,754
May 2007	184,541
June 2007	185,994
July 2007	186,446
August 2007	188,224
September 2007	190,060
October 2007	190,293
November 2007	190,576
December 2007	189,867
January 2008	190,213
February 2008	187,959
March 2008	184,485
April 2008	182,760
May 2008	182,271
June 2008	183,320
July 2008	183,755
August 2008	183,792
September 2008	181,222
October 2008	174,486
November 2008	171,060
December 2008	166,190
January 2009	164,328
February 2009	161,271
March 2009	161,630
April 2009	162,588
May 2009	161,430
June 2009	160,907
July 2009	163,368
August 2009	167,908
September 2009	169,920
October 2009	169,953
November 2009	169,378
December 2009	171,832
January 2010	172,526
February 2010	174,658
March 2010	174,156
April 2010	174,330
May 2010	173,110
June 2010	173,882
July 2010	175,453
August 2010	178,444
September 2010	180,105
October 2010	178,712
November 2010	174,373
December 2010	170,566
January 2011	170,087
February 2011	168,762
March 2011	169,903
April 2011	169,940
May 2011	171,801
June 2011	171,243
July 2011	171,392
August 2011	171,638
September 2011	172,220
October 2011	172,890
November 2011	172,115
December 2011	169,586
January 2012	166,022
February 2012	165,408
March 2012	167,424
April 2012	166,339
May 2012	166,664
June 2012	166,953
July 2012	169,643
August 2012	170,082
September 2012	171,415
October 2012	168,619
November 2012	170,149
December 2012	167,833
January 2013	169,999
February 2013	168,789
March 2013	171,229
April 2013	171,785
May 2013	171,960
June 2013	171,055
July 2013	173,515
August 2013	175,376
September 2013	176,805
October 2013	177,038
November 2013	176,580
December 2013	176,707
January 2014	177,253
February 2014	179,204
March 2014	179,899
April 2014	181,536
May 2014	180,512
June 2014	182,352
July 2014	181,181
August 2014	184,563
September 2014	185,126
October 2014	189,323
November 2014	189,949
December 2014	189,442
January 2015	187,611
February 2015	187,280
March 2015	186,890
April 2015	187,317
May 2015	186,390
June 2015	185,224
July 2015	186,592
August 2015	190,735
September 2015	195,296
October 2015	196,023
November 2015	194,125
December 2015	191,470
January 2016	192,694
February 2016	193,182
March 2016	196,141
April 2016	198,960
May 2016	200,689
June 2016	204,075
July 2016	205,301
August 2016	205,004
September 2016	204,363
October 2016	200,534
November 2016	201,636
December 2016	199,507
January 2017	198,092
February 2017	198,177
March 2017	200,926
April 2017	204,988
May 2017	205,215
June 2017	203,675
July 2017	204,006
August 2017	206,301
September 2017	211,361
October 2017	212,604
November 2017	213,676
December 2017	212,529
January 2018	212,295
February 2018	211,570
March 2018	211,241
April 2018	213,004
May 2018	213,031
June 2018	212,968
July 2018	214,034
August 2018	218,206
September 2018	221,612
October 2018	221,321
November 2018	221,119
December 2018	220,351
January 2019	219,608
February 2019	215,883
March 2019	215,824
April 2019	216,835
May 2019	221,136
June 2019	219,470
July 2019	218,866
August 2019	221,108
September 2019	224,811
October 2019	226,718
November 2019	223,884
December 2019	222,313
January 2020	219,913
February 2020	218,939
March 2020	220,091
April 2020	222,708
May 2020	221,374
June 2020	220,201
July 2020	219,942
August 2020	227,791
September 2020	232,988
October 2020	238,372
November 2020	238,023
December 2020	240,963
January 2021	239,590
February 2021	240,832
March 2021	242,768
April 2021	246,054
May 2021	245,768
June 2021	250,079
July 2021	243,212
August 2021	241,730
September 2021	239,317
October 2021	245,474
November 2021	252,020
December 2021	250,411
January 2022	255,126
February 2022	253,550
March 2022	256,429
April 2022	258,442
May 2022	261,264
June 2022	263,136
July 2022	265,215
August 2022	271,918
September 2022	276,566
October 2022	278,293
November 2022	279,678
December 2022	276,730
January 2023	276,657
February 2023	270,370
March 2023	269,796
April 2023	267,308
May 2023	268,127
June 2023	269,094
July 2023	272,248
August 2023	274,384
September 2023	275,967
October 2023	277,583
November 2023	276,612
December 2023	274,369
January 2024	273,775
February 2024	272,673
March 2024	274,253
April 2024	272,897
May 2024	279,093
June 2024	279,285
July 2024	280,185
August 2024	280,613
September 2024	283,566
October 2024	285,130
November 2024	286,969
December 2024	289,486
January 2025	291,493
February 2025	289,966
March 2025	294,538
April 2025	292,987
May 2025	292,009
June 2025	288,893
July 2025	294,348
August 2025	298,588
September 2025	299,875
October 2025	300,126
November 2025	303,960
December 2025	300,792
January 2026	299,156
February 2026	292,700
March 2026	294,421
April 2026	295,041
May 2026	298,141
June 2026	302,865
July 2026	309,121

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People living in the area

425,459

Mid-2025 · Cheshire East council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£309,000

July 2026 · Cheshire East council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £309,121.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£985

August 2026 · Cheshire East council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

7.8% to 42.4%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.8% in Wistaston to 42.4% in Crewe South — a gap of 34.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 52 of 52 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Wistaston	7.8%	326	4,170
Prestbury	8%	148	1,856
Willaston and Rope	8.3%	192	2,306
Dane Valley	8.6%	380	4,404
Poynton West and Adlington	8.9%	317	3,555
Shavington	9%	228	2,520
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	9.2%	305	3,322
Macclesfield West and Ivy	9.3%	337	3,640
Alsager	9.7%	577	5,922
Audlem	10.1%	232	2,287
Sandbach Heath and East	10.5%	248	2,357
Brereton Rural	10.5%	321	3,046
Congleton East	10.7%	664	6,202
Haslington	10.9%	413	3,792
Leighton	10.9%	257	2,350
Sutton	11.1%	206	1,858
Chelford	11.4%	230	2,014
Disley	11.5%	242	2,109
Gawsworth	11.5%	219	1,897
Odd Rode	11.6%	438	3,777
Sandbach Elworth	11.9%	295	2,488
Bunbury	11.9%	277	2,333
Macclesfield Tytherington	11.9%	477	4,002
Wybunbury	12.2%	281	2,302
Middlewich	13.1%	821	6,273
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock	13.2%	330	2,499
Macclesfield South	13.9%	534	3,851
Wilmslow West and Chorley	14.1%	605	4,277
Broken Cross and Upton	14.1%	542	3,831
Handforth	14.2%	621	4,388
Wilmslow Lacey Green	14.3%	283	1,977
Sandbach Town	14.4%	362	2,506
Congleton West	14.5%	959	6,636
Wrenbury	14.6%	340	2,321
Knutsford	14.7%	861	5,875
Macclesfield East	15.7%	342	2,180
Macclesfield Hurdsfield	16%	347	2,165
Mobberley	16%	318	1,984
Wilmslow East	17%	332	1,948
Crewe North	17.1%	358	2,090
Nantwich North and West	17.2%	734	4,256
Bollington	17.9%	715	3,994
Crewe East	18.1%	1,218	6,726
Nantwich South and Stapeley	20%	840	4,209
Wilmslow Dean Row	20%	440	2,203
Alderley Edge	20.3%	451	2,218
High Legh	20.5%	407	1,989
Crewe West	21%	948	4,524
Crewe St Barnabas	25%	550	2,197
Macclesfield Central	36.2%	1,726	4,773
Crewe Central	40.2%	1,310	3,255
Crewe South	42.4%	2,199	5,188

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.1% to 6.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.1% in Wilmslow Dean Row to 6.8% in Crewe Central — a gap of 4.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 52 of 52 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Wilmslow Dean Row	2.1%	109	5,141
Leighton	2.2%	133	6,028
Wilmslow East	2.5%	109	4,440
Wilmslow West and Chorley	2.9%	290	10,087
Prestbury	2.9%	129	4,396
Wybunbury	3.2%	182	5,686
Chelford	3.3%	152	4,644
Macclesfield Tytherington	3.4%	311	9,056
Brereton Rural	3.5%	257	7,437
Sandbach Elworth	3.6%	212	5,932
Wrenbury	3.6%	201	5,553
Bollington	3.7%	320	8,686
Nantwich South and Stapeley	3.7%	362	9,675
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock	3.8%	219	5,782
Willaston and Rope	3.8%	207	5,381
Disley	3.9%	185	4,803
Shavington	3.9%	216	5,601
Bunbury	3.9%	236	6,084
Dane Valley	4%	413	10,375
Knutsford	4.1%	542	13,258
Audlem	4.2%	221	5,312
Sutton	4.2%	177	4,226
Gawsworth	4.2%	186	4,385
Wistaston	4.3%	407	9,365
Poynton West and Adlington	4.4%	371	8,518
Macclesfield Central	4.4%	408	9,173
Haslington	4.4%	394	8,855
Broken Cross and Upton	4.6%	409	8,963
Crewe South	4.6%	578	12,445
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	4.7%	353	7,501
Alsager	4.9%	657	13,386
Alderley Edge	5%	238	4,777
Congleton East	5%	709	14,220
Middlewich	5%	720	14,425
Sandbach Town	5.1%	268	5,298
Macclesfield East	5.2%	231	4,485
High Legh	5.3%	262	4,925
Congleton West	5.4%	770	14,264
Odd Rode	5.4%	449	8,263
Handforth	5.8%	566	9,784
Macclesfield South	5.8%	503	8,635
Wilmslow Lacey Green	5.9%	292	4,983
Crewe St Barnabas	6.1%	336	5,488
Mobberley	6.1%	291	4,733
Sandbach Heath and East	6.2%	305	4,909
Crewe North	6.3%	302	4,799
Crewe West	6.3%	674	10,685
Macclesfield Hurdsfield	6.3%	287	4,520
Macclesfield West and Ivy	6.5%	536	8,216
Nantwich North and West	6.5%	563	8,615
Crewe East	6.6%	1,040	15,644
Crewe Central	6.8%	468	6,920

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People aged 65 or over

10.1% to 33.6%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.1% in Leighton to 33.6% in Poynton East and Pott Shrigley — a gap of 23.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 52 of 52 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Leighton	10.1%	608	6,029
Crewe St Barnabas	10.4%	568	5,487
Crewe Central	10.8%	749	6,921
Crewe South	11.1%	1,384	12,442
Crewe West	15.5%	1,658	10,686
Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock	15.6%	901	5,785
Macclesfield Central	15.9%	1,458	9,174
Wilmslow Dean Row	17.1%	877	5,140
Macclesfield Hurdsfield	17.6%	796	4,520
Sandbach Elworth	17.9%	1,063	5,933
Macclesfield South	18.2%	1,571	8,637
Brereton Rural	18.8%	1,395	7,437
Crewe East	18.9%	2,961	15,647
Handforth	19%	1,856	9,786
Wilmslow Lacey Green	19.1%	953	4,979
Middlewich	19.8%	2,852	14,426
Crewe North	20%	959	4,801
Wybunbury	20.3%	1,154	5,687
Shavington	20.4%	1,143	5,600
Broken Cross and Upton	20.7%	1,859	8,968
Bunbury	21.2%	1,288	6,084
Wilmslow West and Chorley	22%	2,224	10,087
Macclesfield West and Ivy	22.5%	1,847	8,216
Macclesfield East	22.8%	1,023	4,487
Congleton East	22.9%	3,257	14,220
Nantwich South and Stapeley	23%	2,224	9,676
Bollington	23.6%	2,047	8,686
Wrenbury	23.7%	1,316	5,553
Macclesfield Tytherington	23.8%	2,159	9,056
Disley	24%	1,152	4,802
Knutsford	24.6%	3,267	13,256
Sandbach Heath and East	24.7%	1,210	4,908
Haslington	24.9%	2,201	8,857
High Legh	25.3%	1,248	4,926
Willaston and Rope	25.4%	1,366	5,381
Congleton West	25.6%	3,648	14,267
Alsager	25.7%	3,441	13,386
Chelford	26.6%	1,236	4,641
Wistaston	26.8%	2,507	9,365
Wilmslow East	27.2%	1,208	4,440
Nantwich North and West	27.3%	2,349	8,614
Gawsworth	28.1%	1,231	4,383
Dane Valley	28.5%	2,956	10,371
Poynton West and Adlington	28.6%	2,434	8,520
Sutton	28.6%	1,210	4,226
Alderley Edge	28.7%	1,369	4,778
Mobberley	29.4%	1,393	4,733
Sandbach Town	29.8%	1,577	5,299
Odd Rode	30.2%	2,498	8,269
Audlem	31.2%	1,657	5,310
Prestbury	31.8%	1,398	4,397
Poynton East and Pott Shrigley	33.6%	2,523	7,500

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Maintain the improved Castle Street

The street has completed pavement and public-space improvements.

Everyday use depends on upkeep.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Give Flag Lane a realistic route back into use

The former baths remain a restoration proposal.

Residents need verified stages and dates.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Plan Crewe’s services alongside growth

New planning work will examine roads, schools and transport.

Separate investments need to work together.

Evidence

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Local work to follow

Macclesfield town centre

Castle Street

Wider pavements, planting and lighting have renewed the street.

Completed works · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Cheshire East Council

What the source says: Physical improvements do not by themselves establish increased trade.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Castle Street completed improvements →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Maintain the improved Castle Street →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Crewe

Flag Lane Baths reuse

A preferred organisation proposes restoring swimming and community facilities.

Preferred organisation selected July 2026 · evidence dated 2026-07-28

Responsible body: Cheshire East Council

What the source says: The earlier school proposal was withdrawn; the leisure proposal is not a reopened pool.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Flag Lane Baths preferred operator →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Give Flag Lane a realistic route back into use →

Keep residents informed when plans change →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Crewe and surrounding growth areas

Crewe growth and infrastructure planning

Feasibility and planning work will examine future development and infrastructure.

Collaborative planning work approved April 2026 · evidence dated 2026-05-01

Responsible body: Cheshire East Council

What the source says: Future investment ambitions are not completed homes, roads or city status.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Crewe next-phase planning →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Plan Crewe’s services alongside growth →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

52 of 52 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected local projects, not the complete council programme. Project status is the dated source position; a planned opening date does not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not adopted council promises or funded commitments.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

Traceable sources and calculations support review; this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.