Shavington
vs Willaston and Rope
Shavington has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Willaston and Rope. Homes in Willaston and Rope sold for a median of £295,000, 21% above Shavington. Shavington has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Shavington has 5,600 residents in 2,517 households; Willaston and Rope has 5,383 in 2,308. Willaston and Rope has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 4.9 percentage points more than Shavington (Cheshire East: 22%). Shavington has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 3.8 percentage points more than Willaston and Rope (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Shavington (54%) and detached houses in Willaston and Rope (64%). Willaston and Rope has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 86%, 6.5 percentage points more than Shavington (Cheshire East: 72%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (9% and 8%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £243,500 in Shavington and £295,000 in Willaston and Rope, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
Shavington has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 16%, 9.7 percentage points more than Willaston and Rope (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 24 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Shavington, and 28 in Willaston and Rope. The typical postcode is 581 m from the nearest school in Shavington and 444 m in Willaston and Rope. The typical postcode is 2,967 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Shavington and 2,505 m in Willaston and Rope. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Shavington and 72% in Willaston and Rope.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 50 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Shavington and 19 in Willaston and Rope, 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.
Shavington is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 5,600 people in 2,517 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £243,500 over the past two years, 19% below the Cheshire East median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% above the Cheshire East average.
Willaston and Rope is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 5,383 people in 2,308 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 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 57% below the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Shavington and Willaston and Rope next to other wards of Cheshire East.