Bollington
vs Macclesfield Hurdsfield
Macclesfield Hurdsfield has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Bollington. Homes in Bollington sold for a median of £320,000, 45% above Macclesfield Hurdsfield. Bollington has more green space nearby (34% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Bollington has 8,683 residents in 3,989 households; Macclesfield Hurdsfield has 4,521 in 2,165. Bollington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 6 percentage points more than Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Cheshire East: 22%). Macclesfield Hurdsfield has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 7.2 percentage points more than Bollington (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Bollington and 44% in Macclesfield Hurdsfield. Bollington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 18.7 percentage points more than Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Cheshire East: 72%). Bollington has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 1.9 percentage points more than Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £320,000 in Bollington and £220,000 in Macclesfield Hurdsfield, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
Bollington has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 34%, 17.4 percentage points more than Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 47 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bollington, and 95 in Macclesfield Hurdsfield. The typical postcode is 473 m from the nearest school in Bollington and 440 m in Macclesfield Hurdsfield. The typical postcode is 2,745 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bollington and 1,026 m in Macclesfield Hurdsfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in Bollington and 89% in Macclesfield Hurdsfield.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 35 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bollington and 125 in Macclesfield Hurdsfield, 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.
Bollington is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 8,683 people in 3,989 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 7% above the Cheshire East median. On average 34% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 129% above the Cheshire East average.
Macclesfield Hurdsfield is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,521 people in 2,165 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Cheshire East median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Bollington and Macclesfield Hurdsfield next to other wards of Cheshire East.