Congleton West Heath

Cheshire East · North West · population 7,877 · 4 LSOAs

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

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #361 of 6,856 in England
  • #41 of 932 in North West
  • #10 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,682
Median age (est.)48
Density2,427per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 7%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

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 57% · No religion 36% · Other 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

Congleton West Heath is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #361 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (94) and lowest on Health (73). Typical homes here sold for about £292,500 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 122 sales), in line with the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,051 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 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 88 · #834
Employment 83 · #1,163
Education 85 · #1,033
Health 73 · #1,856
Crime 88 · #807
Housing & access 86 · #978
Living environment 94 · #403

House prices ?

£292,500median (12m) · +5.8% yr · n=122
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£292,500122+5.8%+12.5%
Detached£397,50050+7.9%+16.9%
Semi-detached£270,00047+2.0%+35.0%
Terraced£185,00018+10.1%-7.5%
Flat£129,0007-14.0%-0.4%
This area£292,500
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)£39,051±£5,465 · #3,701 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,124
Price-to-income ?7.5×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 ?

95Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 313 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #1,234 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences160
Theft53
Burglary20
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order & weapons33
Drugs10
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 18 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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