Knutsford
vs Wilmslow West and Chorley
Wilmslow West and Chorley has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Knutsford. Homes in Wilmslow West and Chorley sold for a median of £500,000, 6% above Knutsford. Wilmslow West and Chorley has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Knutsford has 13,254 residents in 5,872 households; Wilmslow West and Chorley has 10,084 in 4,276. Knutsford has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 2.5 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 22%). Knutsford has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 3 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Knutsford (39%) and semi-detached houses in Wilmslow West and Chorley (37%). Wilmslow West and Chorley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 10.7 percentage points more than Knutsford (Cheshire East: 72%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (15% and 14%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £472,497 in Knutsford and £500,000 in Wilmslow West and Chorley, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (15% and 16%). A typical postcode has 91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Knutsford, and 102 in Wilmslow West and Chorley. The typical postcode is 428 m from the nearest school in Knutsford and 448 m in Wilmslow West and Chorley. The typical postcode is 876 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Knutsford and 1,527 m in Wilmslow West and Chorley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Knutsford and 85% in Wilmslow West and Chorley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 49 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Knutsford and 31 in Wilmslow West and Chorley, 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.
Knutsford is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 13,254 people in 5,872 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £472,497 over the past two years, 57% above the Cheshire East median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Cheshire East average.
Wilmslow West and Chorley is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 10,084 people in 4,276 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £500,000 over the past two years, 67% above the Cheshire East median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% above the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Knutsford and Wilmslow West and Chorley next to other wards of Cheshire East.