Neighbourhood · Cheshire East
Congleton Town: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Congleton Town neighbourhood of Cheshire East, England (ONS area Cheshire East 027). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CW12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CW12 1DL.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Cheshire East
Congleton Town is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Cheshire East (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £225,000 and flats for £131,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Cheshire East (1.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Congleton, is about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£225,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£131,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 3 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£47,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.9 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Congleton Town sits in Cheshire East
- Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East
- Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 14th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Congleton Town
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire East, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Congleton Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 41 min) and Stoke-on-Trent (about 15 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Eaton Bank Academy 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Congleton Town
What is the typical house price in Congleton Town?
£225,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.
How does Congleton Town compare with the rest of Cheshire East?
Typical house price: joint 13th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East. Typical flat price: 5th lowest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 14th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East.
Is Congleton Town an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Congleton Town gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Congleton Town?
Congleton. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (about 41 min) and Stoke-on-Trent (about 15 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Congleton Town?
Nearest state primary school. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Eaton Bank Academy. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.