Neighbourhood · Cheshire East
Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh neighbourhood of Cheshire East, England (ONS area Cheshire East 007). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CW9, M22, SK11, SK9, WA13, WA14, WA15, WA16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WA16 7PS.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England. But area signals point away from gentrification against Cheshire East (5 of 17 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £570,000 and flats for £232,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cheshire East (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Knutsford, is about a 24-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
£570,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£232,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% 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 -0.30; 1 of 17 signals up, 5 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 7 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£55,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 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 Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh sits in Cheshire East
- Typical house price: 5th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East
- Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 20th 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 Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh
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
1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire East, 5 the other way and 11 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
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Single-person households under 65
- Income deprivation ranking
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Knutsford Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Chester (40 to 46 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 44 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 Manor Park Primary School and Nursery 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Knutsford Academy 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 (Mar 2026).
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 Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh
What is the typical house price in Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh?
£570,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.
How does Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh compare with the rest of Cheshire East?
Typical house price: 5th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East. Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 20th highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East.
Is Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.30; 1 of 17 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh?
Knutsford. Railway station, about a 24-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.9 km in a straight line). About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Chester (40 to 46 min) and Manchester Piccadilly (about 44 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh?
Nearest state primary school. Manor Park Primary School and Nursery. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jul 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Knutsford Academy. 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 (Mar 2026).
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.