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Sandbach Heath and East: your neighbourhood

Sandbach Heath and East electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 18% here, compared with 12% across Cheshire East (6.6 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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Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 16% across Cheshire East (5 percentage points lower).

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.

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: 33.6% here, compared with 37.6% across Cheshire East (3.9 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

24.7%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,210 out of 4,908.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.2%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

305 out of 4,909.

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People counted in the census

4,909

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,909 out of 4,909.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.6%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,391 out of 4,135.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.7%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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

1,148 out of 2,355.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.4%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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

363 out of 2,355.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.1%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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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

1,654 out of 4,127.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.5%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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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

2,375 out of 4,127.

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

3.7%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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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

154 out of 4,127.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.3%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

673 out of 4,135.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

248 out of 2,357.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.1%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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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

1,201 out of 4,127.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

18%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

429 out of 2,357.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Sandbach Heath and East

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

98 out of 4,127.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Sandbach Heath and East ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

331 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 279 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Sandbach Heath and East 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: 31 mapped crimes in September 2024; 37 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 · Sandbach Heath and East
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024312
October 2024210
November 2024180
December 2024250
January 2025280
February 2025140
March 2025323
April 2025212
May 2025220
June 2025232
July 2025211
August 2025233
September 2025202
October 2025212
November 2025291
December 2025311
January 2026342
February 2026224
March 2026254
April 2026365
May 2026202
June 2026253
July 2026313
August 2026373
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sandbach Heath and East
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime160
public order38
shoplifting36
other theft27
criminal damage arson20
drugs19
other crime10
burglary9
vehicle crime7
possession of weapons3
bicycle theft2
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 Cheshire East →