Housing in CW12 1YZ
What the homes in CW12 1YZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Congleton Town
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,917 (2024)
CW12 1YZCongleton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.7%). Flats make up 34.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW12 1YZ area is below that, at 50.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.8% of households against 20.5%. 27.5% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented32.8%20.5%
- Social rented16.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 35.8%. 15.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Cheshire East
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire East, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CW12 1YZ sits in (Congleton Town): about 1,917 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.