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Audlem
vs Willaston and Rope

Willaston and Rope has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Audlem. Homes in Audlem sold for a median of £407,500, 38% above Willaston and Rope. Audlem has more green space nearby (11% within 500 m, against 6%).

Map of Cheshire East with Audlem highlighted
Audlem
204 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East with Willaston and Rope highlighted
Willaston and Rope
129 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East
Cheshire East
city average

People

Audlem has 5,311 residents in 2,282 households; Willaston and Rope has 5,383 in 2,308. Audlem has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 31%, 5.7 percentage points more than Willaston and Rope (Cheshire East: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (25% and 24%).

5,311Residents (2021)
5,383Residents (2021)
398,772Residents (2021)
2,282Households
2,308Households
174,854Households
11.5%Aged 15–29
13.3%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
31.2%Aged 65 and over
25.5%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
25.1%Living alone
24.4%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 60% of homes in Audlem and 64% in Willaston and Rope. Willaston and Rope has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 86%, 4.2 percentage points more than Audlem (Cheshire East: 72%). Audlem has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 1.8 percentage points more than Willaston and Rope (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £407,500 in Audlem and £295,000 in Willaston and Rope, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£407,500Median sale price
£295,000Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
82.1%Owner-occupied
86.3%Owner-occupied
71.9%Owner-occupied
10.2%Private renting
8.4%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
6.7%Social renting
4.7%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
59.9%Detached houses
63.6%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
25.5%Semi-detached houses
24.1%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
9.2%Terraced houses
11.0%Terraced houses
20.0%Terraced houses
1.8%Flats
0.8%Flats
8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Audlem has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 11%, 4.1 percentage points more than Willaston and Rope (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Audlem, and 28 in Willaston and Rope. The typical postcode is 1,434 m from the nearest school in Audlem and 444 m in Willaston and Rope. The typical postcode is 6,568 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Audlem and 2,505 m in Willaston and Rope. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 75% of premises in Audlem and 72% in Willaston and Rope.

10.5%Green space within 500 m
6.4%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
5Services within 15 min (median)
28Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
1.4 kmNearest school (median)
444 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
9Postcodes in flood risk areas
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
499Postcodes in flood risk areas
75.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Audlem and 19 in Willaston and Rope, 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.

28Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
19Recorded 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.

Audlem

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.

Willaston and Rope

Willaston and Rope is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 5,383 people in 2,308 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £295,000 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 — 57% below the Cheshire East average.

More comparisons.

Audlem and Willaston and Rope next to other wards of Cheshire East.

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