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Housing in CW12 2ND

What the homes in CW12 2ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,119 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (58.6%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CW12 2NDEngland
Detached58.6%22.9%
Semi-detached23.1%31.5%
Terraced16.4%23%
Purpose-built flat0.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW12 2ND area is above that, at 70.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.8% of households against 20.5%. 37.4% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

CW12 2ND
71%
17%
England
  • Owned70.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.1%1%
  • Private rented16.8%20.5%
  • Social rented10.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CW12 2NDEngland
Owned outright37.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association8.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW12 2NDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.4%. 26% of households include dependent children.

CW12 2NDEngland
Living alone, under 6613.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children22.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

Cheshire EastEngland
All homes£985£1,459
One bedroom£696£1,195
Two bedrooms£898£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,106£1,489
Four or more£1,610£2,161
Detached£1,432£1,640
Semi-detached£1,089£1,449
Terraced£968£1,435
Flat or maisonette£821£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CW12 2ND sits in (Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest): about 2,119 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.

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