Cranage’s story
4 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Cranage’s built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CranageCheshire
A village of 318 in Cheshire, North West.
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Photo: John Naisbitt · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
318
Census 2021 · Cheshire East council
Median home
£500K
11 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.5
18% are 65+ · Cheshire 21%
Degree level
52%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
0%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Cranage a good place to live?
Cranage has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Cranage stand out
The 3 things Cranage does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Swan Farmhouse; 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.8 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Cheshire 34%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cranage.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Cranage than in Cheshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 52% of adults
15% are under 15, below both Cheshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
51.5median age
CranageCheshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications4%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level52%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Cranage | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 43% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 4.1% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 52% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in Cranage travel far: only 20% go under 5 km, fewer than in both Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 62% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
62% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The car took 98% of commuters, above Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Average household income comes to £63K a year before tax.
0%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving98%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
62%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Homes in Cranage cost more than in both Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns, with a median sale of £500K
Social renters account for 1% of households. 7% rent privately, below both Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%). Households that own their home make up 93%.
£500Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cranage£500K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £547,500 | 8 |
93%
of households own their home · England 61%
7%
rent privately · England 21%
£985
average private rent a month, Cheshire East council area
£2,407
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Cranage than in Cheshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9.4 per 1,000 residents a year
Burglary and damage add up to 3.1 per 1,000 residents each year. Police recorded 2 crimes inside Cranage’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences were 50% of the crimes.
9.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual1
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
9.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
90% of people in Cranage say their health is good or very good, more than in both Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
There is no GP practice in Cranage: the nearest is 0.9 miles off. 13% of residents have a disability, below both Cheshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Cranage is Leighton Hospital, 7.6 miles away.
90%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Cranage | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
83.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
More buildings in Cranage are listed than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 126 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Nearly one in ten homes were built before 1919. Historic England’s list names 4 listed buildings in Cranage: 1 Grade II*. Also worth knowing: of the town’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, about level with Cheshire’s towns (100%) and above England’s towns (7%).
4listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II3
Among them · Grade II*
- Swan Farmhouse Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
126
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cranage
13pages on Cranage
The big questions
Safety9.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £500K · rent £985 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Needham DriveSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.1 (men), 85.9 (women)Work & commute69% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Cranage’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Holmes ChapelGoostreyMiddlewichElworthSandbachWheelockRudheathCranage
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranage | 318 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holmes Chapel | 6,674 | 0.8 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Goostrey | 1,952 | 1.6 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Middlewich | 14,428 | 3.4 | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Elworth | 7,646 | 4.4 | A | B | B | B+ |
| Sandbach | 11,289 | 4.5 | B | B | C | C+ |
| Wheelock | 2,155 | 5.4 | — | B | C+ | B |
| Rudheath | 4,803 | 5.4 | B− | B− | C+ | C− |
Goostrey and Wheelock have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Cranage
How many listed buildings are there in Cranage?
That is 5.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Cranage expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Cheshire East council area averaged £985 a month in August 2026.
About Cranage
Village in Cheshire, England
Cranage is a built-up area of 318 people, in the Cheshire East council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 318 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cheshire East
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001661
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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