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Housing in CW5 6AE

What the homes in CW5 6AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & Sound
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,699 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (38.1%). Flats make up 9.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CW5 6AEEngland
Detached38.1%22.9%
Semi-detached36.2%31.5%
Terraced16.1%23%
Purpose-built flat9.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 6AE area is above that, at 69.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.2% of households against 20.5%. 26.4% own outright and 42.7% with a mortgage.

CW5 6AE
69%
15%
England
  • Owned69.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.9%1%
  • Private rented15.2%20.5%
  • Social rented10.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CW5 6AEEngland
Owned outright26.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association8.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW5 6AEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 30.8%. 26.2% of households include dependent children.

CW5 6AEEngland
Living alone, under 6616.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children30.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.3%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 CW5 6AE sits in (Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & Sound): about 1,699 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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