Macclesfield Weston

Cheshire East · North West · population 6,873 · 4 LSOAs

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

35Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,454 of 6,856 in England
  • #480 of 932 in North West
  • #44 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,866
Median age (est.)45
Density4,552per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 27%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Other 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

Macclesfield Weston is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,454 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #44 of 52 in Cheshire East. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (88) but weak on Education (22). Typical homes here sold for about £265,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 75 sales), 11% below the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,208 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 38 · #4,262
Employment 25 · #5,119
Education 22 · #5,311
Health 27 · #5,030
Crime 26 · #5,078
Housing & access 85 · #999
Living environment 88 · #814

House prices ?

£265,000median (12m) · +6.0% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£265,00075+6.0%+23.3%
Detached£367,50015-7.0%+23.7%
Semi-detached£285,00029+4.8%+26.4%
Terraced£217,25026+3.5%+42.9%
Flat£165,0005+41.0%
This area£265,000
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)£34,208±£4,823 · #5,279 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,197
Price-to-income ?7.7×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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 499 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #3,694 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences289
Theft56
Burglary13
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons58
Drugs11
Robbery2
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 20 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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