Disley & Lyme Park

Cheshire East · North West · population 6,174 · 4 LSOAs

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

90Area Score / 100 ?
  • #704 of 6,856 in England
  • #91 of 932 in North West
  • #17 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,146
Median age (est.)50
Density220per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above45%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 7%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 5%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 6%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 6%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 21% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors21%
Associate professional14%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
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 51% · 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

Disley & Lyme Park is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #704 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (94) and lowest on Living environment (46). Typical homes here, about £373,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 119 sales), 25% above the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,875 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 24 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 94 · #409
Employment 86 · #958
Education 88 · #855
Health 80 · #1,369
Crime 70 · #2,082
Housing & access 50 · #3,398
Living environment 46 · #3,693

House prices ?

£373,000median (12m) · +2.2% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£373,000119+2.2%+28.2%
Detached£525,00048+10.5%+20.7%
Semi-detached£348,00040+2.4%+24.3%
Terraced£244,00026+2.7%+16.2%
Flat£162,5005-4.4%-13.3%
This area£373,000
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)£41,875±£5,909 · #2,886 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,399
Price-to-income ?8.9×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

75Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

24 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 147 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #117 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences72
Theft11
Burglary13
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson14
Public order & weapons18
Drugs7
Robbery0
Other1

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 22 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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