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Macclesfield Central
vs Macclesfield West and Ivy

Macclesfield Central has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Macclesfield West and Ivy. Homes in Macclesfield West and Ivy sold for a median of £295,000, 48% above Macclesfield Central. Macclesfield West and Ivy has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 10%).

Map of Cheshire East with Macclesfield Central highlighted
Macclesfield Central
377 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

Macclesfield Central has 8,787 residents in 4,615 households; Macclesfield West and Ivy has 8,607 in 3,788. Macclesfield West and Ivy has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 6.1 percentage points more than Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East: 22%). Macclesfield Central has the higher share of people living alone: 45%, 14.9 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 30%).

8,787Residents (2021)
8,607Residents (2021)
398,772Residents (2021)
4,615Households
3,788Households
174,854Households
19.2%Aged 15–29
14.5%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
16.0%Aged 65 and over
22.1%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
45.1%Living alone
30.2%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Macclesfield Central (54%) and semi-detached houses in Macclesfield West and Ivy (37%). Macclesfield West and Ivy has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 14.1 percentage points more than Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East: 72%). Macclesfield Central has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 27.4 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Macclesfield Central and £295,000 in Macclesfield West and Ivy, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£200,000Median sale price
£295,000Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
52.7%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
71.9%Owner-occupied
36.9%Private renting
9.5%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
9.6%Social renting
23.0%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
6.4%Detached houses
21.8%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
16.4%Semi-detached houses
37.1%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
54.1%Terraced houses
29.4%Terraced houses
20.0%Terraced houses
11.4%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%, 9.9 percentage points more than Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 226 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Macclesfield Central, and 52 in Macclesfield West and Ivy. The typical postcode is 498 m from the nearest school in Macclesfield Central and 326 m in Macclesfield West and Ivy. The typical postcode is 589 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Macclesfield Central and 2,234 m in Macclesfield West and Ivy. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Macclesfield Central and 97% in Macclesfield West and Ivy.

10.3%Green space within 500 m
20.2%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
226Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
498 mNearest school (median)
326 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
589 mNearest tram or rail (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
40Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
499Postcodes in flood risk areas
87.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 195 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Macclesfield Central 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.

195Recorded 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.

Macclesfield Central

Macclesfield Central is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 8,787 people in 4,615 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 33% below the Cheshire East median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% 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.

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

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