Alsager West

Cheshire East · North West · population 6,904 · 3 LSOAs

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

91Area Score / 100 ?
  • #594 of 6,856 in England
  • #77 of 932 in North West
  • #16 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,507
Median age (est.)44
Density1,713per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above42%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 10%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional16%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

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 53% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

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 West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #594 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (94) and lowest on Crime (59). Typical homes here sold for about £282,500 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 96 sales), 5% below the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #286 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £43,340 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 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 81 · #1,287
Employment 80 · #1,376
Education 92 · #540
Health 80 · #1,369
Crime 59 · #2,829
Housing & access 74 · #1,753
Living environment 94 · #396

House prices ?

£282,500median (12m) · -1.6% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£282,50096-1.6%+23.9%
Detached£375,00047-1.3%+41.0%
Semi-detached£225,00029-10.0%+9.5%
Terraced£208,00017+32.1%+30.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£282,500
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)£43,340±£6,106 · #2,486 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,922
Price-to-income ?6.5×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 262 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #1,070 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences152
Theft29
Burglary10
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons35
Drugs3
Robbery2
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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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