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Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest neighbourhood of Cheshire East, England (ONS area Cheshire East 020). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CW12, SK10, SK11, SK12, SK23. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SK11 7XB.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Cheshire East (3 of 18 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £445,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cheshire East (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Macclesfield, is 2.6 km 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

£445,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most affluent

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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.14; 2 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 8 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 7 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£54,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.5 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 Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest sits in Cheshire East

  • Typical house price: 8th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East
  • Average household income: joint 24th highest 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 Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest

House prices: Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest against Cheshire East: This neighbourhood £100k (1995) to £445k (2026); Cheshire East £57k (1995) to £305k (2026).£112k£430k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£445kCheshire East£305k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cheshire East, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire East, 3 the other way and 13 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

  • Air quality
  • Solar and heat pumps

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Schools improving
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Macclesfield Railway station, 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry, Northern and Avanti West Coast to Manchester Piccadilly (about 25 min) and Stoke-on-Trent (about 18 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 Ivy Bank Primary School 710 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school The Macclesfield Academy 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Feb 2020).

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 Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest

What is the typical house price in Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest?

£445,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.

How does Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest compare with the rest of Cheshire East?

Typical house price: 8th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East. Average household income: joint 24th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East.

Is Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest an affluent area?

Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 2 of 18 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest?

Macclesfield. Railway station, 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: CrossCountry, Northern and Avanti West Coast to Manchester Piccadilly (about 25 min) and Stoke-on-Trent (about 18 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest?

Nearest state primary school. Ivy Bank Primary School. 710 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Apr 2023). Nearest state secondary school. The Macclesfield Academy. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Feb 2020).

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.