Sandbach Heath
Cheshire East · North West · population 5,716 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,767 of 6,856 in England
- #310 of 932 in North West
- #35 of 52 in Cheshire East
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Other 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
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
Sandbach Heath is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,767 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #35 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (81) and lowest on Health (43). Typical homes here sold for about £245,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 101 sales), 18% below the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #862 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £37,372 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £245,000 | 101 | +2.1% | +16.1% |
| Detached | £330,000 | 27 | -5.7% | +22.8% |
| Semi-detached | £239,950 | 39 | +4.3% | +33.3% |
| Terraced | £232,500 | 28 | +26.4% | +32.1% |
| Flat | £140,000 | 7 | -3.8% | — |
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Household income
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 ?
- #862 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,569 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 198 |
| Theft | 71 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 |
| Public order & weapons | 54 |
| Drugs | 23 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 47 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Cheshire East
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Warminster CentralWiltshire60£248,500
- CroftonWakefield60£240,000
- Middleton-on-SeaArun60£374,500
- Whitstable Central & TankertonCanterbury60£422,500
- Town Centre & Marlow HillBuckinghamshire60£450,000
- Hounslow EastHounslow60£557,500