Wilmslow Lacey Green
vs Wilmslow West and Chorley

Wilmslow Lacey Green has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Wilmslow West and Chorley. Homes in Wilmslow West and Chorley sold for a median of £500,000, 16% above Wilmslow Lacey Green. Wilmslow Lacey Green has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 16%).

Wilmslow Lacey Green

137 postcodes

Wilmslow West and Chorley

272 postcodes

Cheshire East

city average

People

Wilmslow Lacey Green has 4,980 residents in 1,974 households; Wilmslow West and Chorley has 10,084 in 4,276. Wilmslow West and Chorley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 3 percentage points more than Wilmslow Lacey Green (Cheshire East: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).

4,980Residents (2021)

10,084Residents (2021)

398,772Residents (2021)

1,974Households

4,276Households

174,854Households

14.1%Aged 15–29

12.6%Aged 15–29

14.8%Aged 15–29

19.1%Aged 65 and over

22.1%Aged 65 and over

22.4%Aged 65 and over

29.2%Living alone

28.9%Living alone

30.4%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Wilmslow Lacey Green (33%) and semi-detached houses in Wilmslow West and Chorley (37%). Wilmslow West and Chorley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 16.9 percentage points more than Wilmslow Lacey Green (Cheshire East: 72%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (14% and 14%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £429,497 in Wilmslow Lacey Green and £500,000 in Wilmslow West and Chorley, against £300,000 across Cheshire East.

£429,497Median sale price

£500,000Median sale price

£300,000Median sale price

64.9%Owner-occupied

81.8%Owner-occupied

71.9%Owner-occupied

14.1%Private renting

14.2%Private renting

15.5%Private renting

19.4%Social renting

3.8%Social renting

11.6%Social renting

32.5%Detached houses

35.7%Detached houses

36.6%Detached houses

25.9%Semi-detached houses

36.8%Semi-detached houses

32.5%Semi-detached houses

26.6%Terraced houses

15.8%Terraced houses

20.0%Terraced houses

13.2%Flats

9.3%Flats

8.2%Flats

Surroundings

Wilmslow Lacey Green has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 9.7 percentage points more than Wilmslow West and Chorley (Cheshire East: 15%). A typical postcode has 60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Wilmslow Lacey Green, and 102 in Wilmslow West and Chorley. The typical postcode is 532 m from the nearest school in Wilmslow Lacey Green and 448 m in Wilmslow West and Chorley. The typical postcode is 949 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Wilmslow Lacey Green and 1,527 m in Wilmslow West and Chorley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 79% of premises in Wilmslow Lacey Green and 85% in Wilmslow West and Chorley.

25.2%Green space within 500 m

15.5%Green space within 500 m

15.0%Green space within 500 m

60Services within 15 min (median)

102Services within 15 min (median)

52Services within 15 min (median)

532 mNearest school (median)

448 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

949 mNearest tram or rail (median)

1.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

6Postcodes in flood risk areas

4Postcodes in flood risk areas

499Postcodes in flood risk areas

79.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)

84.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)

84.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 73 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Wilmslow Lacey Green 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.

73Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

31Recorded 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.

Wilmslow Lacey Green

Wilmslow Lacey Green is one of 52 wards in Cheshire East, home to 4,980 people in 1,974 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £429,497 over the past two years, 43% above the Cheshire East median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 68% above the Cheshire East average.

Wilmslow West and Chorley

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.

Wilmslow Lacey Green and Wilmslow West and Chorley next to other wards of Cheshire East.

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