Mobberley
vs Wilmslow West and Chorley
Wilmslow West and Chorley has the younger population: 13% of residents are aged 15–29, against 10% in Mobberley. Homes in Mobberley sold for a median of £520,000, 4% above Wilmslow West and Chorley. Wilmslow West and Chorley has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Mobberley has 4,369 residents in 1,886 households; Wilmslow West and Chorley has 10,084 in 4,276. Mobberley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 30%, 8.1 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 22%). Mobberley has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 1.3 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Mobberley (42%) and semi-detached houses in Wilmslow West and Chorley (37%). Wilmslow West and Chorley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 1.6 percentage points more than Mobberley (Cheshire East: 72%). Mobberley has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 1.6 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £520,000 in Mobberley and £500,000 in Wilmslow West and Chorley, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
Wilmslow West and Chorley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 5.9 percentage points more than Mobberley (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Mobberley, and 102 in Wilmslow West and Chorley. The typical postcode is 1,607 m from the nearest school in Mobberley and 448 m in Wilmslow West and Chorley. The typical postcode is 2,142 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Mobberley and 1,527 m in Wilmslow West and Chorley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 10% of premises in Mobberley and 85% in Wilmslow West and Chorley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 16 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Mobberley 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.
Mobberley is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,369 people in 1,886 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £520,000 over the past two years, 73% above the Cheshire East median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 36% below 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.
Mobberley and Wilmslow West and Chorley next to other wards of Cheshire East.