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Alderley Edge
vs Chelford

Chelford has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Alderley Edge. Homes in Chelford sold for a median of £625,000, 20% above Alderley Edge. Alderley Edge has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Cheshire East with Alderley Edge highlighted
Alderley Edge
167 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East with Chelford highlighted
Chelford
280 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East
Cheshire East
city average

People

Alderley Edge has 4,778 residents in 2,208 households; Chelford has 5,007 in 2,120. Alderley Edge has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 2.5 percentage points more than Chelford (Cheshire East: 22%). Alderley Edge has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 11.1 percentage points more than Chelford (Cheshire East: 30%).

4,778Residents (2021)
5,007Residents (2021)
398,772Residents (2021)
2,208Households
2,120Households
174,854Households
12.6%Aged 15–29
13.4%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
28.6%Aged 65 and over
26.1%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
36.9%Living alone
25.8%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Alderley Edge and 57% in Chelford. Chelford has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 7.2 percentage points more than Alderley Edge (Cheshire East: 72%). Alderley Edge has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 8.4 percentage points more than Chelford (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £522,500 in Alderley Edge and £625,000 in Chelford, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£522,500Median sale price
£625,000Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
71.9%Owner-occupied
79.1%Owner-occupied
71.9%Owner-occupied
20.3%Private renting
11.9%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
7.7%Social renting
8.3%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
34.4%Detached houses
57.1%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
24.8%Semi-detached houses
22.9%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
18.8%Terraced houses
14.1%Terraced houses
20.0%Terraced houses
18.4%Flats
3.6%Flats
8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Alderley Edge has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 1.9 percentage points more than Chelford (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 92 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Alderley Edge, and 8 in Chelford. The typical postcode is 584 m from the nearest school in Alderley Edge and 1,439 m in Chelford. The typical postcode is 511 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alderley Edge and 2,267 m in Chelford. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Alderley Edge and 43% in Chelford.

13.1%Green space within 500 m
11.2%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
92Services within 15 min (median)
8Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
584 mNearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
511 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
499Postcodes in flood risk areas
71.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
42.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Alderley Edge and 39 in Chelford, against 71 across Cheshire East. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

66Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
39Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
71Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Alderley Edge

Alderley Edge is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,778 people in 2,208 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £522,500 over the past two years, 74% above the Cheshire East median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% below the Cheshire East average.

Chelford

Chelford is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 5,007 people in 2,120 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £625,000 over the past two years, 108% above the Cheshire East median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the Cheshire East average.

More comparisons.

Alderley Edge and Chelford next to other wards of Cheshire East.

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