Housing in CW5 8BX
What the homes in CW5 8BX 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
- 1,865 (2024)
CW5 8BXNantwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (64.2%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 8BX area is well above that, at 87%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 50.2% own outright and 36.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned87%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 20% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.2%. 19.4% 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 CW5 8BX sits in (Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & Sound): about 1,865 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.