Willaston and Rope
vs Wistaston
Wistaston has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Willaston and Rope. Homes in Willaston and Rope sold for a median of £295,000, 14% above Wistaston. Wistaston has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Willaston and Rope has 5,383 residents in 2,308 households; Wistaston has 9,363 in 4,169. Wistaston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 1.3 percentage points more than Willaston and Rope (Cheshire East: 22%). Wistaston has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 3 percentage points more than Willaston and Rope (Cheshire East: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 64% of homes in Willaston and Rope and 48% in Wistaston. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (86% and 87%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (8% and 8%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £295,000 in Willaston and Rope and £258,000 in Wistaston, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.
Surroundings
Wistaston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 3.3 percentage points more than Willaston and Rope (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 28 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Willaston and Rope, and 45 in Wistaston. The typical postcode is 444 m from the nearest school in Willaston and Rope and 506 m in Wistaston. The typical postcode is 2,505 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Willaston and Rope and 2,579 m in Wistaston. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 72% of premises in Willaston and Rope and 78% in Wistaston.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 19 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Willaston and Rope and 62 in Wistaston, 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.
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.
Wistaston is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 9,363 people in 4,169 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £258,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Cheshire East median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 35% below the Cheshire East average.
More comparisons.
Willaston and Rope and Wistaston next to other wards of Cheshire East.