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Bunbury
vs Wrenbury

Bunbury has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Wrenbury. Homes in Wrenbury sold for a median of £407,500, in line with Bunbury. Bunbury has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Cheshire East with Bunbury highlighted
Bunbury
252 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East with Wrenbury highlighted
Wrenbury
249 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East
Cheshire East
city average

People

Bunbury has 6,083 residents in 2,337 households; Wrenbury has 5,552 in 2,326. Wrenbury has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 2.4 percentage points more than Bunbury (Cheshire East: 22%). Bunbury has the higher share of people living alone: 23%, 2.1 percentage points more than Wrenbury (Cheshire East: 30%).

6,083Residents (2021)
5,552Residents (2021)
398,772Residents (2021)
2,337Households
2,326Households
174,854Households
22.1%Aged 15–29
12.5%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
21.3%Aged 65 and over
23.7%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
23.4%Living alone
21.3%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Bunbury and 52% in Wrenbury. Bunbury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 4.7 percentage points more than Wrenbury (Cheshire East: 72%). Wrenbury has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 2.7 percentage points more than Bunbury (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £400,000 in Bunbury and £407,500 in Wrenbury, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£400,000Median sale price
£407,500Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
78.3%Owner-occupied
73.6%Owner-occupied
71.9%Owner-occupied
11.9%Private renting
14.6%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
8.3%Social renting
9.5%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
49.9%Detached houses
52.2%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
31.8%Semi-detached houses
33.5%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
11.2%Terraced houses
9.5%Terraced houses
20.0%Terraced houses
2.1%Flats
1.7%Flats
8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Bunbury has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 1.1 percentage points more than Wrenbury (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 4 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bunbury, and 3 in Wrenbury. The typical postcode is 1,026 m from the nearest school in Bunbury and 2,252 m in Wrenbury. The typical postcode is 6,212 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bunbury and 4,295 m in Wrenbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Bunbury and 56% in Wrenbury.

13.9%Green space within 500 m
12.8%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
4Services within 15 min (median)
3Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
1.0 kmNearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
4.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
13Postcodes in flood risk areas
11Postcodes in flood risk areas
499Postcodes in flood risk areas
72.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
56.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 43 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bunbury and 57 in Wrenbury, 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.

43Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
57Recorded 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.

Bunbury

Bunbury is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 6,083 people in 2,337 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £400,000 over the past two years, 33% above the Cheshire East median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Cheshire East average.

Wrenbury

Wrenbury is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 5,552 people in 2,326 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £407,500 over the past two years, 36% above the Cheshire East median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% below the Cheshire East average.

More comparisons.

Bunbury and Wrenbury next to other wards of Cheshire East.

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