Nantwich South West

Cheshire East · North West · population 7,116 · 5 LSOAs

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

65Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,411 of 6,856 in England
  • #275 of 932 in North West
  • #33 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,085
Median age (est.)49
Density3,132per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above36%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 14%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 38%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

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 57% · No religion 35% · 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

Nantwich South West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,411 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (89) and lowest on Crime (38). Typical homes here sold for about £235,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 130 sales), 21% below the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,239 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 58 · #2,891
Employment 55 · #3,083
Education 62 · #2,582
Health 58 · #2,857
Crime 38 · #4,221
Housing & access 89 · #752
Living environment 73 · #1,869

House prices ?

£235,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=130
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£235,0001300.0%+4.4%
Detached£360,00021-6.4%+12.4%
Semi-detached£255,00043-1.9%+7.9%
Terraced£223,00041+0.2%+18.9%
Flat£145,00025+7.4%+20.8%
This area£235,000
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)£34,239±£4,803 · #5,264 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,352
Price-to-income ?6.9×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 ?

93Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

110 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 784 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #5,219 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences430
Theft104
Burglary16
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson43
Public order & weapons109
Drugs52
Robbery1
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 76 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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