Housing in CW12 4HT
What the homes in CW12 4HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Congleton West Heath
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,994 (2024)
CW12 4HTCongleton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (54.2%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW12 4HT area is well above that, at 86%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.3% of households against 20.5%. 41.3% own outright and 44.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned86%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.3%20.5%
- Social rented5.4%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 2.4 people living in it. 23.3% 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 25.3%. 29.9% 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 4HT sits in (Congleton West Heath): about 1,994 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.