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Housing in CW5 8AA

What the homes in CW5 8AA 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
1,527 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (42.2%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CW5 8AAEngland
Detached39.1%22.9%
Semi-detached42.2%31.5%
Terraced12.7%23%
Purpose-built flat5.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 8AA area is broadly in line with that, at 64.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.5% of households against 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 43.1% with a mortgage.

CW5 8AA
64%
12%
15%
England
  • Owned64.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership8.3%1%
  • Private rented12.5%20.5%
  • Social rented15%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CW5 8AAEngland
Owned outright21.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association13.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 20.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW5 8AAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 28.4%. 38.2% of households include dependent children.

CW5 8AAEngland
Living alone, under 6616.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.9%12.8%
Couple, no children22.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%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 8AA sits in (Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & Sound): about 1,527 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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