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Housing in CW2 5UP

What the homes in CW2 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Willaston & Shavington
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
3,558 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (47.5%). Flats make up 5.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CW2 5UPEngland
Detached40.3%22.9%
Semi-detached47.5%31.5%
Terraced6.7%23%
Purpose-built flat4.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW2 5UP area is above that, at 79%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.6% of households against 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 49.1% with a mortgage.

CW2 5UP
79%
England
  • Owned79%61.3%
  • Shared ownership5.3%1%
  • Private rented7.6%20.5%
  • Social rented8.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CW2 5UPEngland
Owned outright29.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan49.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.6%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council2%8.3%
From a housing association6.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW2 5UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 26%. 31.9% of households include dependent children.

CW2 5UPEngland
Living alone, under 6614.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children26%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 CW2 5UP sits in (Willaston & Shavington): about 3,558 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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