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Macclesfield South
vs Macclesfield West and Ivy

Macclesfield South has the younger population: 16% 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, 9% above Macclesfield South. Macclesfield South has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 20%).

Map of Cheshire East with Macclesfield South highlighted
Macclesfield South
191 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 South has 8,634 residents in 3,849 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%, 3.8 percentage points more than Macclesfield South (Cheshire East: 22%). Macclesfield South has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 3.4 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 30%).

8,634Residents (2021)
8,607Residents (2021)
398,772Residents (2021)
3,849Households
3,788Households
174,854Households
16.0%Aged 15–29
14.5%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 65 and over
22.1%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
33.6%Living alone
30.2%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Macclesfield South and 37% in Macclesfield West and Ivy. Macclesfield West and Ivy has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 4.5 percentage points more than Macclesfield South (Cheshire East: 72%). Macclesfield South has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 4.4 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £270,000 in Macclesfield South and £295,000 in Macclesfield West and Ivy, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£270,000Median sale price
£295,000Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
62.3%Owner-occupied
66.8%Owner-occupied
71.9%Owner-occupied
13.9%Private renting
9.5%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
22.8%Social renting
23.0%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
22.2%Detached houses
21.8%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
41.2%Semi-detached houses
37.1%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
27.0%Terraced houses
29.4%Terraced houses
20.0%Terraced houses
7.5%Flats
10.6%Flats
8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Macclesfield South has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 5.4 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 70 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Macclesfield South, and 52 in Macclesfield West and Ivy. The typical postcode is 403 m from the nearest school in Macclesfield South and 326 m in Macclesfield West and Ivy. The typical postcode is 1,765 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Macclesfield South and 2,234 m in Macclesfield West and Ivy. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Macclesfield South and 97% in Macclesfield West and Ivy.

25.6%Green space within 500 m
20.2%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
70Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
403 mNearest school (median)
326 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
3Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
499Postcodes in flood risk areas
95.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 64 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Macclesfield South 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.

64Recorded 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 South

Macclesfield South is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 8,634 people in 3,849 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £270,000 over the past two years, 10% below the Cheshire East median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 71% above 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 South and Macclesfield West and Ivy next to other wards of Cheshire East.

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