Alsager East

Cheshire East · North West · population 7,142 · 4 LSOAs

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

68Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,219 of 6,856 in England
  • #254 of 932 in North West
  • #31 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,878
Median age (est.)49
Density1,305per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above36%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 26%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 12%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 39% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Alsager East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,219 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (88) and lowest on Employment (52). Typical homes here, about £264,950 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 42% in five years (from 109 sales), 11% below the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £37,479 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 64 · #2,466
Employment 52 · #3,295
Education 66 · #2,336
Health 64 · #2,438
Crime 64 · #2,438
Housing & access 82 · #1,239
Living environment 88 · #848

House prices ?

£264,950median (12m) · +6.2% yr · n=109
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£264,950109+6.2%+41.7%
Detached£410,00038+18.9%+28.4%
Semi-detached£251,25046+5.8%+39.6%
Terraced£189,00018+1.3%+12.8%
Flat£114,0007+47.1%-31.5%
This area£264,950
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)£37,479±£5,324 · #4,208 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,767
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

89Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 402 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #2,587 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences205
Theft55
Burglary12
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons61
Drugs11
Robbery1
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 44 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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