Alsager
vs Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Alsager. Homes in Alsager sold for a median of £264,950, 4% above Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock. Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 10%).

Alsager

333 postcodes

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

139 postcodes

Cheshire East

city average

People

Alsager has 13,383 residents in 5,923 households; Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock has 5,682 in 2,448. Alsager has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 10.3 percentage points more than Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock (Cheshire East: 22%). Alsager has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 4.1 percentage points more than Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock (Cheshire East: 30%).

13,383Residents (2021)

5,682Residents (2021)

398,772Residents (2021)

5,923Households

2,448Households

174,854Households

13.7%Aged 15–29

16.5%Aged 15–29

14.8%Aged 15–29

25.7%Aged 65 and over

15.4%Aged 65 and over

22.4%Aged 65 and over

30.8%Living alone

26.7%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 42% in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (78% and 77%). Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock has the higher share of private renting: 13%, 3.4 percentage points more than Alsager (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £264,950 in Alsager and £255,000 in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£264,950Median sale price

£255,000Median sale price

£300,000Median sale price

77.8%Owner-occupied

76.9%Owner-occupied

71.9%Owner-occupied

9.8%Private renting

13.2%Private renting

15.5%Private renting

11.1%Social renting

7.1%Social renting

11.6%Social renting

41.1%Detached houses

41.5%Detached houses

36.6%Detached houses

39.2%Semi-detached houses

37.4%Semi-detached houses

32.5%Semi-detached houses

11.2%Terraced houses

14.1%Terraced houses

20.0%Terraced houses

7.0%Flats

5.4%Flats

8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 10.9 percentage points more than Alsager (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 76 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Alsager, and 49 in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock. The typical postcode is 353 m from the nearest school in Alsager and 679 m in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock. The typical postcode is 1,038 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alsager and 2,017 m in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Alsager and 95% in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock.

9.7%Green space within 500 m

20.6%Green space within 500 m

15.0%Green space within 500 m

76Services within 15 min (median)

49Services within 15 min (median)

52Services within 15 min (median)

353 mNearest school (median)

679 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

1.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

2.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

23Postcodes in flood risk areas

6Postcodes in flood risk areas

499Postcodes in flood risk areas

78.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

95.1%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 36 in Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock, 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

36Recorded 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.

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock

Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 5,682 people in 2,448 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £255,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Cheshire East median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% above the Cheshire East average.

More comparisons.

Alsager and Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock next to other wards of Cheshire East.

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Alsagervs Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock