Housing in CW12 3ED
What the homes in CW12 3ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Buglawton
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,612 (2024)
CW12 3EDCongleton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.5%). Flats make up 4.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW12 3ED area is broadly in line with that, at 64%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.4% of households against 20.5%. 32% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.
- Owned64%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented6.4%20.5%
- Social rented29.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.1%. 32.7% 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 3ED sits in (Buglawton): about 1,612 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.