Wilmslow Town

Cheshire East · North West · population 7,032 · 4 LSOAs

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

99Area Score / 100 ?
  • #94 of 6,856 in England
  • #13 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,865
Median age (est.)48
Density986per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above57%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 5%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 6%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 6%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 29% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors29%
Associate professional16%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service5%
Skilled trades4%
Caring & leisure4%
Elementary4%
Process & plant1%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 36% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Wilmslow Town is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #94 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #5 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (99) and lowest on Living environment (55). Typical homes here, about £624,615 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 127 sales) — roughly 2.1× the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Typical household take-home income is around £49,934 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 62 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 99 · #67
Employment 96 · #245
Education 98 · #135
Health 96 · #245
Crime 74 · #1,753
Housing & access 97 · #183
Living environment 55 · #3,076

House prices ?

£624,615median (12m) · +37.3% yr · n=127
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£624,615127+37.3%+25.2%
Detached£1,107,50058+20.4%+27.2%
Semi-detached£540,00012+8.3%+19.3%
Terraced£348,00027-4.8%+4.2%
Flat£239,97530-4.0%-29.4%
This area£624,615
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)£49,934±£7,150 · #1,078 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,743
Price-to-income ?12.5×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

20Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 436 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #2,999 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences152
Theft112
Burglary34
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order & weapons52
Drugs25
Robbery5
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 28 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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