Audlem
vs Nantwich South and Stapeley
Nantwich South and Stapeley has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Audlem. Homes in Audlem sold for a median of £407,500, 54% above Nantwich South and Stapeley. Nantwich South and Stapeley has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Audlem has 5,311 residents in 2,282 households; Nantwich South and Stapeley has 9,674 in 4,207. Audlem has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 8.3 percentage points more than Nantwich South and Stapeley (Cheshire East: 22%). Nantwich South and Stapeley has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 6.4 percentage points more than Audlem (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 60% of homes in Audlem and 39% in Nantwich South and Stapeley. Audlem has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 8.7 percentage points more than Nantwich South and Stapeley (Cheshire East: 72%). Nantwich South and Stapeley has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 9.6 percentage points more than Audlem (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £407,500 in Audlem and £265,000 in Nantwich South and Stapeley, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (11% and 11%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Audlem, and 109 in Nantwich South and Stapeley. The typical postcode is 1,434 m from the nearest school in Audlem and 407 m in Nantwich South and Stapeley. The typical postcode is 6,568 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Audlem and 659 m in Nantwich South and Stapeley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Audlem and 59% in Nantwich South and Stapeley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Audlem and 66 in Nantwich South and Stapeley, 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.
Audlem is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 5,311 people in 2,282 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £407,500 over the past two years, 36% above the Cheshire East median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% below the Cheshire East average.
Nantwich South and Stapeley is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 9,674 people in 4,207 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £265,000 over the past two years, 12% below the Cheshire East median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Audlem and Nantwich South and Stapeley next to other wards of Cheshire East.