Alderley Edge
vs Wilmslow Dean Row
Wilmslow Dean Row has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Alderley Edge. Homes in Alderley Edge sold for a median of £522,500, 20% above Wilmslow Dean Row. Wilmslow Dean Row has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Alderley Edge has 4,778 residents in 2,208 households; Wilmslow Dean Row has 5,135 in 2,206. Alderley Edge has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 11.5 percentage points more than Wilmslow Dean Row (Cheshire East: 22%). Alderley Edge has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 7.6 percentage points more than Wilmslow Dean Row (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Alderley Edge and 52% in Wilmslow Dean Row. Wilmslow Dean Row has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 76%, 3.8 percentage points more than Alderley Edge (Cheshire East: 72%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (20% and 20%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £522,500 in Alderley Edge and £436,500 in Wilmslow Dean Row, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (13% and 14%). A typical postcode has 92 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Alderley Edge, and 32 in Wilmslow Dean Row. The typical postcode is 584 m from the nearest school in Alderley Edge and 793 m in Wilmslow Dean Row. The typical postcode is 511 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alderley Edge and 1,194 m in Wilmslow Dean Row. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Alderley Edge and 71% in Wilmslow Dean Row.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Alderley Edge and 31 in Wilmslow Dean Row, 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.
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 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.
Wilmslow Dean Row is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 5,135 people in 2,206 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £436,500 over the past two years, 46% above the Cheshire East median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Alderley Edge and Wilmslow Dean Row next to other wards of Cheshire East.