Bollington

Cheshire East · North West · population 7,940 · 5 LSOAs

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

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,191 of 6,856 in England
  • #147 of 932 in North West
  • #24 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Least deprived 10-20%
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents7,942
Median age (est.)48
Density1,364per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above44%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 8%25–44 22%45–64 31%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 8%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
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 52% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Bollington is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,191 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #24 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (83) and lowest on Living environment (42). Typical homes here sold for about £312,500 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 142 sales), in line with the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,071 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 30 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 78 · #1,527
Employment 77 · #1,602
Education 83 · #1,191
Health 80 · #1,342
Crime 72 · #1,952
Housing & access 59 · #2,836
Living environment 42 · #4,001

House prices ?

£312,500median (12m) · +15.7% yr · n=142
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£312,500142+15.7%+14.7%
Detached£510,00029+10.3%+13.3%
Semi-detached£380,00043+21.1%+30.6%
Terraced£262,50053+5.4%+25.0%
Flat£215,00017+10.3%+10.3%
This area£312,500
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)£41,071±£5,770 · #3,100 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,923
Price-to-income ?7.6×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 ?

87Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 238 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #413 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences135
Theft31
Burglary8
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons31
Drugs4
Robbery0
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 38 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Cheshire East

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.