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Middlewich East: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Middlewich East neighbourhood of Cheshire East, England (ONS area Cheshire East 025). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CW10. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CW10 0AG.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Cheshire East

Middlewich East is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cheshire East (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 17). Houses here typically resell for £210,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Cheshire East (1.2 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Winsford, is 3.8 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

£210,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% 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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.03; 2 of 17 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 6 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 2 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£52,600

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 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 Middlewich East sits in Cheshire East

  • Typical house price: 10th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East
  • Average household income: 26th 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 Middlewich East

House prices: Middlewich East against Cheshire East: This neighbourhood £47k (1995) to £268k (2026); Cheshire East £57k (1995) to £305k (2026).£78k£272k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£268kCheshire 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 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire East, 3 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

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Air quality
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Winsford Railway station, 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 71 min) and Liverpool Lime Street (about 37 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 Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected.
  • Nearest state secondary school Middlewich High School 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2022).

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 Middlewich East

What is the typical house price in Middlewich East?

£210,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Middlewich East compare with the rest of Cheshire East?

Typical house price: 10th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East. Average household income: 26th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East.

Is Middlewich East an affluent area?

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

Is Middlewich East gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.03; 2 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Middlewich East?

Winsford. Railway station, 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 71 min) and Liverpool Lime Street (about 37 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Middlewich East?

Nearest state primary school. Cledford Primary & Nursery Academy. 420 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Not yet inspected. Nearest state secondary school. Middlewich High School. 870 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Dec 2022).

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.