Housing in CW12 3HT
What the homes in CW12 3HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,498 (2024)
CW12 3HTCongleton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (64.3%). Flats make up 2.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW12 3HT area is well above that, at 92.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.3% of households against 20.5%. 57.2% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented6.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.7%. 21.3% 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 3HT sits in (Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook): about 1,498 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.