Handforth
vs Poynton West and Adlington
Handforth has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Poynton West and Adlington. Homes in Poynton West and Adlington sold for a median of £456,000, 34% above Handforth. Poynton West and Adlington has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Handforth has 9,791 residents in 4,391 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%, 9.4 percentage points more than Handforth (Cheshire East: 22%). Handforth has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 11.2 percentage points more than Poynton West and Adlington (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Handforth (29%) and detached houses in Poynton West and Adlington (44%). Poynton West and Adlington has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 24.7 percentage points more than Handforth (Cheshire East: 72%). Handforth has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 5.3 percentage points more than Poynton West and Adlington (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £340,000 in Handforth and £456,000 in Poynton West and Adlington, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (17% and 18%). A typical postcode has 57 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Handforth, and 82 in Poynton West and Adlington. The typical postcode is 508 m from the nearest school in Handforth and 474 m in Poynton West and Adlington. The typical postcode is 730 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Handforth and 890 m in Poynton West and Adlington. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Handforth and 71% in Poynton West and Adlington.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Handforth 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.
Handforth is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 9,791 people in 4,391 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £340,000 over the past two years, 13% above the Cheshire East median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% 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.
Handforth and Poynton West and Adlington next to other wards of Cheshire East.