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Macclesfield West and Ivy
vs Prestbury

Macclesfield West and Ivy has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Prestbury. Homes in Prestbury sold for a median of £795,000, 169% above Macclesfield West and Ivy. Macclesfield West and Ivy has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Cheshire East with Macclesfield West and Ivy highlighted
Macclesfield West and Ivy
139 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East with Prestbury highlighted
Prestbury
163 postcodes
Map of Cheshire East
Cheshire East
city average

People

Macclesfield West and Ivy has 8,607 residents in 3,788 households; Prestbury has 4,396 in 1,855. Prestbury has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 32%, 9.6 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 22%). Macclesfield West and Ivy has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6.9 percentage points more than Prestbury (Cheshire East: 30%).

8,607Residents (2021)
4,396Residents (2021)
398,772Residents (2021)
3,788Households
1,855Households
174,854Households
14.5%Aged 15–29
11.5%Aged 15–29
14.8%Aged 15–29
22.1%Aged 65 and over
31.7%Aged 65 and over
22.4%Aged 65 and over
30.2%Living alone
23.3%Living alone
30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Macclesfield West and Ivy (37%) and detached houses in Prestbury (71%). Prestbury has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 87%, 20.6 percentage points more than Macclesfield West and Ivy (Cheshire East: 72%). Macclesfield West and Ivy has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 1.6 percentage points more than Prestbury (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £295,000 in Macclesfield West and Ivy and £795,000 in Prestbury, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£295,000Median sale price
£795,000Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
66.8%Owner-occupied
87.4%Owner-occupied
71.9%Owner-occupied
9.5%Private renting
7.9%Private renting
15.5%Private renting
23.0%Social renting
4.3%Social renting
11.6%Social renting
21.8%Detached houses
70.8%Detached houses
36.6%Detached houses
37.1%Semi-detached houses
12.6%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Semi-detached houses
29.4%Terraced houses
9.7%Terraced houses
20.0%Terraced houses
10.6%Flats
5.2%Flats
8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Macclesfield West and Ivy has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 5.1 percentage points more than Prestbury (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 52 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Macclesfield West and Ivy, and 43 in Prestbury. The typical postcode is 326 m from the nearest school in Macclesfield West and Ivy and 977 m in Prestbury. The typical postcode is 2,234 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Macclesfield West and Ivy and 1,369 m in Prestbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Macclesfield West and Ivy and 61% in Prestbury.

20.2%Green space within 500 m
15.1%Green space within 500 m
15.0%Green space within 500 m
52Services within 15 min (median)
43Services within 15 min (median)
52Services within 15 min (median)
326 mNearest school (median)
977 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
499Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
61.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 65 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Macclesfield West and Ivy and 26 in Prestbury, 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.

65Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
26Recorded 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 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.

Prestbury

Prestbury is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,396 people in 1,855 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £795,000 over the past two years, 165% 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.

More comparisons.

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

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