Middlewich West

Cheshire East · North West · population 6,081 · 4 LSOAs

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

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,856 of 6,856 in England
  • #211 of 932 in North West
  • #27 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,047
Median age (est.)51
Density2,726per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 31%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 11%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 7%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 7%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%

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 61% · No religion 33% · 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

Middlewich West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,856 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (78) and lowest on Crime (46). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 95 sales), 26% 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, #166 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £34,665 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 78 · #1,472
Employment 67 · #2,240
Education 74 · #1,760
Health 53 · #3,206
Crime 46 · #3,713
Housing & access 58 · #2,877
Living environment 53 · #3,240

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · +9.5% yr · n=95
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,00095+9.5%+34.6%
Detached£320,00033+6.0%+32.0%
Semi-detached£222,50032+21.9%+41.5%
Terraced£175,00025+29.6%+45.5%
Flat£154,0005+4.4%+64.8%
This area£220,000
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)£34,665±£4,860 · #5,131 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,045
Price-to-income ?6.3×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 393 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #3,185 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences196
Theft96
Burglary10
Vehicle crime2
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons40
Drugs11
Robbery5
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 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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