Crewe Leighton

Cheshire East · North West · population 6,308 · 4 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #889 of 6,856 in England
  • #114 of 932 in North West
  • #20 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,333
Median age (est.)43
Density4,960per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above29%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 34%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 46%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 46%Social rent 3%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 7%Other: 11%
One person 25%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 7%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Crewe Leighton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #889 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (93) and lowest on Health (61). Typical homes here, about £212,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 78 sales), 29% 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, #23 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £41,302 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 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 82 · #1,218
Employment 83 · #1,191
Education 68 · #2,164
Health 61 · #2,651
Crime 69 · #2,103
Housing & access 65 · #2,370
Living environment 93 · #457

House prices ?

£212,500median (12m) · +13.9% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£212,50078+13.9%+32.8%
Detached£275,00043+11.7%+42.5%
Semi-detached£172,50025+3.1%+29.7%
Terraced£145,5007+7.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£212,500
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)£41,302±£5,956 · #3,047 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,959
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

100Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 287 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #1,729 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences149
Theft53
Burglary1
Vehicle crime7
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons27
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 33 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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