Disley
vs Poynton West and Adlington
Poynton West and Adlington has the younger population: 12% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Disley. Homes in Poynton West and Adlington sold for a median of £456,000, 36% above Disley. Disley has more green space nearby (45% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Disley has 4,805 residents in 2,106 households; Poynton West and Adlington has 8,873 in 3,686. Poynton West and Adlington has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 4.3 percentage points more than Disley (Cheshire East: 22%). Disley has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.7 percentage points more than Poynton West and Adlington (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Disley and 44% in Poynton West and Adlington. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (82% and 83%). Disley has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 2.6 percentage points more than Poynton West and Adlington (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £335,000 in Disley and £456,000 in Poynton West and Adlington, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
Disley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 45%, 26.6 percentage points more than Poynton West and Adlington (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Disley, and 82 in Poynton West and Adlington. The typical postcode is 486 m from the nearest school in Disley and 474 m in Poynton West and Adlington. The typical postcode is 709 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Disley and 890 m in Poynton West and Adlington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 16% of premises in Disley and 71% in Poynton West and Adlington.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 35 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Disley and 39 in Poynton West and Adlington, 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.
Disley is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,805 people in 2,106 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £335,000 over the past two years, 12% above the Cheshire East median. On average 45% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 198% above the Cheshire East average.
Poynton West and Adlington is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 8,873 people in 3,686 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £456,000 over the past two years, 52% above the Cheshire East median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% above the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Disley and Poynton West and Adlington next to other wards of Cheshire East.