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Alsager
vs Haslington

Alsager has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Haslington. Homes in Haslington sold for a median of £297,125, 12% above Alsager. Alsager has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Cheshire East with Alsager highlighted
Alsager
333 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East with Haslington highlighted
Haslington
291 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East
Cheshire East
city average

People

Alsager has 13,383 residents in 5,923 households; Haslington has 8,857 in 3,786. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (26% and 25%). Alsager has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 6.3 percentage points more than Haslington (Cheshire East: 30%).

13,383Residents (2021)
8,857Residents (2021)
398,772Residents (2021)
5,923Households
3,786Households
174,854Households
13.7%Aged 15–29
13.2%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
25.7%Aged 65 and over
24.8%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
30.8%Living alone
24.5%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Alsager and 51% in Haslington. Haslington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 3.4 percentage points more than Alsager (Cheshire East: 72%). Haslington has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 1.3 percentage points more than Alsager (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £264,950 in Alsager and £297,125 in Haslington, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£264,950Median sale price
£297,125Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
77.8%Owner-occupied
81.2%Owner-occupied
71.9%Owner-occupied
9.8%Private renting
11.1%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
11.1%Social renting
6.4%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
41.1%Detached houses
50.8%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
39.2%Semi-detached houses
39.3%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
11.2%Terraced houses
8.8%Terraced houses
20.0%Terraced houses
7.0%Flats
0.6%Flats
8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Alsager has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 4 percentage points more than Haslington (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 76 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Alsager, and 19 in Haslington. The typical postcode is 353 m from the nearest school in Alsager and 655 m in Haslington. The typical postcode is 1,038 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alsager and 2,978 m in Haslington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Alsager and 69% in Haslington.

9.7%Green space within 500 m
5.7%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
76Services within 15 min (median)
19Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
353 mNearest school (median)
655 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
23Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
499Postcodes in flood risk areas
78.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
68.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 62 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Alsager and 46 in Haslington, 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.

62Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
46Recorded 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.

Alsager

Alsager is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 13,383 people in 5,923 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £264,950 over the past two years, 12% below the Cheshire East median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% below the Cheshire East average.

Haslington

Haslington is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 8,857 people in 3,786 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £297,125 over the past two years, in line with the Cheshire East median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 62% below the Cheshire East average.

More comparisons.

Alsager and Haslington next to other wards of Cheshire East.

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