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Housing in CW12 3UP

What the homes in CW12 3UP 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
2,042 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (35.7%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CW12 3UPEngland
Detached35.7%22.9%
Semi-detached18.3%31.5%
Terraced21.5%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW12 3UP area is broadly in line with that, at 65.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.4% of households against 20.5%. 33.1% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.

CW12 3UP
65%
16%
17%
England
  • Owned65.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented17.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CW12 3UPEngland
Owned outright33.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association15.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW12 3UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26%. 21.3% of households include dependent children.

CW12 3UPEngland
Living alone, under 6626%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 3UP sits in (Congleton Town): about 2,042 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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