Neighbourhood · Cheshire East

Holmes Chapel: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Holmes Chapel neighbourhood of Cheshire East, England (ONS area Cheshire East 023). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CW4. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CW4 7NB.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Holmes Chapel is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Cheshire East (3 of 16 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £357,500 and flats for £112,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cheshire East (0.4 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Holmes Chapel, is about a 7-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

£357,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£112,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle 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

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.21; 3 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 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 7 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£58,700

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.4 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

Where Holmes Chapel sits in Cheshire East

Typical house price: 17th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: joint 12th 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 Holmes Chapel

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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Cheshire East, 2002 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

3 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire East, 1 the other way and 12 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
Plug-in car growth
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Holmes Chapel Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Crewe (about 12 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (42 to 51 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 Holmes Chapel Primary School 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Feb 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School 770 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Standards maintained.

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 Holmes Chapel

What is the typical house price in Holmes Chapel?

£357,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.

How does Holmes Chapel compare with the rest of Cheshire East?

Typical house price: 17th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 12th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East.

Is Holmes Chapel an affluent area?

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

Is Holmes Chapel gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.21; 3 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Holmes Chapel?

Holmes Chapel. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (560 m in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Crewe (about 12 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (42 to 51 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Holmes Chapel?

Nearest state primary school. Holmes Chapel Primary School. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 2 areas, Good in 2 (Feb 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School. 770 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2020). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Standards maintained.

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.