Alderley Edge
vs Wilmslow West and Chorley
Wilmslow West and Chorley has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Alderley Edge. Homes in Alderley Edge sold for a median of £522,500, 5% above Wilmslow West and Chorley. Wilmslow West and Chorley has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Alderley Edge has 4,778 residents in 2,208 households; Wilmslow West and Chorley has 10,084 in 4,276. Alderley Edge has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 29%, 6.5 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 22%). Alderley Edge has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 8 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Alderley Edge (34%) and semi-detached houses in Wilmslow West and Chorley (37%). Wilmslow West and Chorley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 9.9 percentage points more than Alderley Edge (Cheshire East: 72%). Alderley Edge has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 6.1 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £522,500 in Alderley Edge and £500,000 in Wilmslow West and Chorley, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
Wilmslow West and Chorley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 2.4 percentage points more than Alderley Edge (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 92 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Alderley Edge, and 102 in Wilmslow West and Chorley. The typical postcode is 584 m from the nearest school in Alderley Edge and 448 m in Wilmslow West and Chorley. The typical postcode is 511 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alderley Edge and 1,527 m in Wilmslow West and Chorley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Alderley Edge and 85% in Wilmslow West and Chorley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 66 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Alderley Edge and 31 in Wilmslow West and Chorley, 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 West and Chorley is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 10,084 people in 4,276 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £500,000 over the past two years, 67% above the Cheshire East median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% above the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Alderley Edge and Wilmslow West and Chorley next to other wards of Cheshire East.