Macclesfield East
vs Macclesfield Hurdsfield
Macclesfield Hurdsfield has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Macclesfield East. Homes in Macclesfield East sold for a median of £329,000, 50% above Macclesfield Hurdsfield. Macclesfield East has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Macclesfield East has 4,485 residents in 2,185 households; Macclesfield Hurdsfield has 4,521 in 2,165. Macclesfield East has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 5 percentage points more than Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Cheshire East: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (40% and 40%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Macclesfield East and 44% in Macclesfield Hurdsfield. Macclesfield East has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 14.2 percentage points more than Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Cheshire East: 72%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £329,000 in Macclesfield East and £220,000 in Macclesfield Hurdsfield, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
Macclesfield East has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 3.3 percentage points more than Macclesfield Hurdsfield (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 164 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Macclesfield East, and 95 in Macclesfield Hurdsfield. The typical postcode is 492 m from the nearest school in Macclesfield East and 440 m in Macclesfield Hurdsfield. The typical postcode is 635 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Macclesfield East and 1,026 m in Macclesfield Hurdsfield. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Macclesfield East and 89% in Macclesfield Hurdsfield.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 59 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Macclesfield East and 125 in Macclesfield Hurdsfield, 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.
Macclesfield East is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,485 people in 2,185 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £329,000 over the past two years, 10% above 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.
Macclesfield Hurdsfield is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,521 people in 2,165 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, 27% below the Cheshire East median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 13% above the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Macclesfield East and Macclesfield Hurdsfield next to other wards of Cheshire East.