Alderley Edge & Chelford

Cheshire East · North West · population 8,523 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #403 of 6,856 in England
  • #46 of 932 in North West
  • #12 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,584
Median age (est.)51
Density284per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above49%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 7%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 31% · Professional 26% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors31%
Professional26%
Associate professional15%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades5%
Sales & customer service5%
Caring & leisure4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 32% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Alderley Edge & Chelford is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #403 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (96) and lowest on Living environment (50). Typical homes here sold for about £520,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 178 sales), 74% above the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,888 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 96 · #245
Employment 95 · #327
Education 92 · #553
Health 90 · #690
Crime 87 · #882
Housing & access 56 · #2,994
Living environment 50 · #3,426

House prices ?

£520,000median (12m) · -14.4% yr · n=178
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£520,000178-14.4%+3.0%
Detached£740,00061-17.5%+8.0%
Semi-detached£480,00050-22.8%+33.3%
Terraced£465,00024+3.0%+11.8%
Flat£265,00043-23.6%-29.8%
This area£520,000
Cheshire East£298,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£45,888±£6,539 · #1,877 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,047
Price-to-income ?11.3×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

35Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

49 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 414 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #1,998 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences191
Theft74
Burglary26
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons46
Drugs25
Robbery3
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 31 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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