Holmes Chapel

Cheshire East · North West · population 6,731 · 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

Residents6,667
Median age (est.)48
Density1,294per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above45%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 26%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 8%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 17%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional17%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure6%
Skilled trades6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Muslim 0%

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

Holmes Chapel 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 Education (91) and lowest on Housing & access (57). Typical homes here sold for about £330,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 123 sales), 11% above the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,019 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 26 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 90 · #649
Employment 87 · #869
Education 91 · #629
Health 87 · #896
Crime 84 · #1,122
Housing & access 57 · #2,932
Living environment 88 · #793

House prices ?

£330,000median (12m) · +1.5% yr · n=123
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£330,000123+1.5%+3.9%
Detached£461,25060+4.5%+22.3%
Semi-detached£310,000250.0%+10.3%
Terraced£262,49820-9.5%+23.5%
Flat£116,75018+6.1%+13.3%
This area£330,000
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)£46,019±£6,597 · #1,849 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,435
Price-to-income ?7.2×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 ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

26 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 177 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #218 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences98
Theft17
Burglary5
Vehicle crime4
Criminal damage & arson9
Public order & weapons32
Drugs6
Robbery0
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 13 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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