Housing in CW5 8FP
What the homes in CW5 8FP 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)
CW5 8FPNantwich
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.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 8FP 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 28.4%. 38.2% 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 8FP 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.