Neighbourhood · Cheshire East
Wilmslow Town: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Wilmslow Town neighbourhood of Cheshire East, England (ONS area Cheshire East 006). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes SK9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SK9 1DS.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification
Wilmslow Town is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Cheshire East (2 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £676,000 and flats for £249,950 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Wilmslow, is about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.0 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£676,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£249,950
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -4% 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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.07; 2 of 18 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 10 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 9 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£68,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.0 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 2.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (16,000 jobs in 2024 against 6,863 residents at the 2021 census). 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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Wilmslow Town sits in Cheshire East
- Typical house price: 2nd highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East
- Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd 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 Wilmslow 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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire East, 1 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
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recent price momentum
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Wilmslow Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (410 m in a straight line). About 10 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern, Transport for Wales and Avanti West Coast to Manchester Piccadilly (17 to 28 min) and Crewe (16 to 22 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 St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Wilmslow High School 490 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jan 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 Wilmslow Town
What is the typical house price in Wilmslow Town?
£676,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
How does Wilmslow Town compare with the rest of Cheshire East?
Typical house price: 2nd highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 24 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd highest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East.
Is Wilmslow Town an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Wilmslow Town gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Wilmslow Town?
Wilmslow. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (410 m in a straight line). About 10 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern, Transport for Wales and Avanti West Coast to Manchester Piccadilly (17 to 28 min) and Crewe (16 to 22 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Wilmslow Town?
Nearest state primary school. St Anne's Fulshaw C of E Primary School. 890 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Wilmslow High School. 490 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jan 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.