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Gawsworth
vs Macclesfield West and Ivy

Macclesfield West and Ivy has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Gawsworth. Homes in Gawsworth sold for a median of £454,699, 54% above Macclesfield West and Ivy. Macclesfield West and Ivy has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of Cheshire East with Gawsworth highlighted
Gawsworth
227 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East with Macclesfield West and Ivy highlighted
Macclesfield West and Ivy
139 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East
Cheshire East
city average

People

Gawsworth has 4,387 residents in 1,901 households; Macclesfield West and Ivy has 8,607 in 3,788. Gawsworth has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 5.8 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 22%). Macclesfield West and Ivy has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6.2 percentage points more than Gawsworth (Cheshire East: 30%).

4,387Residents (2021)
8,607Residents (2021)
398,772Residents (2021)
1,901Households
3,788Households
174,854Households
12.9%Aged 15–29
14.5%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
27.9%Aged 65 and over
22.1%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
24.0%Living alone
30.2%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Gawsworth (62%) and semi-detached houses in Macclesfield West and Ivy (37%). Gawsworth has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 11.7 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 72%). Gawsworth has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £454,699 in Gawsworth and £295,000 in Macclesfield West and Ivy, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£454,699Median sale price
£295,000Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
78.5%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
71.9%Owner-occupied
11.5%Private renting
9.5%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
8.5%Social renting
23.0%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
62.1%Detached houses
21.8%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
21.4%Semi-detached houses
37.1%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
12.0%Terraced houses
29.4%Terraced houses
20.0%Terraced houses
0.8%Flats
10.6%Flats
8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Macclesfield West and Ivy has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 6.7 percentage points more than Gawsworth (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 5 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gawsworth, and 52 in Macclesfield West and Ivy. The typical postcode is 1,533 m from the nearest school in Gawsworth and 326 m in Macclesfield West and Ivy. The typical postcode is 4,428 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gawsworth and 2,234 m in Macclesfield West and Ivy. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 53% of premises in Gawsworth and 97% in Macclesfield West and Ivy.

13.5%Green space within 500 m
20.2%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
5Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
1.5 kmNearest school (median)
326 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
499Postcodes in flood risk areas
53.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 43 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gawsworth and 65 in Macclesfield West and Ivy, 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
65Recorded 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.

Gawsworth

Gawsworth is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,387 people in 1,901 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £454,699 over the past two years, 52% above the Cheshire East median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Cheshire East average.

Macclesfield West and Ivy

Macclesfield West and Ivy is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 8,607 people in 3,788 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 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% above the Cheshire East average.

More comparisons.

Gawsworth and Macclesfield West and Ivy next to other wards of Cheshire East.

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