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Cheshire rankings · Cost of living

Most affordable towns in Cheshire

Burtonwood ranks first on cost of living among Cheshire’s 46 towns of 2,500+; 3 of the 46 grade A− or better against UK towns.

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each letter. How grades work

Burtonwood

3,504 people

Homes cost 3.9 years of area income·#406 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Crewe

74,116 people

A⁻

Homes cost 3.4 years of area income·#581 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Warrington

174,968 people

A⁻

Homes cost 4.7 years of area income·#685 of 2,515 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 46 towns, ranked

Cost of living grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1Burtonwood3,504 peopleA#406 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.9 years of area income

2Crewe74,116 peopleA⁻#581 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.4 years of area income

3Warrington174,968 peopleA⁻#685 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.7 years of area income

4Middlewich14,428 peopleB⁺#852 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

5Runcorn61,641 peopleB⁺#934 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.0 years of area income

6Ellesmere Port65,425 peopleB⁺#973 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.9 years of area income

7Elton3,293 peopleB⁺#981 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.6 years of area income

8Shavington4,972 peopleB⁺#1,023 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

9Winsford32,522 peopleB#1,086 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.8 years of area income

10Haslington5,042 peopleB#1,100 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

11Widnes59,938 peopleB#1,117 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.5 years of area income

12Northwich18,646 peopleB#1,135 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 3.9 years of area income

13Elworth7,646 peopleB#1,150 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.9 years of area income

14Weaverham6,266 peopleB#1,159 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.1 years of area income

15Macclesfield54,352 peopleB#1,175 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

16Barnton6,245 peopleB#1,218 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.2 years of area income

17Alsager15,504 peopleB#1,228 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

18Sandbach11,289 peopleB#1,229 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

19Nantwich18,741 peopleB#1,247 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.0 years of area income

20Willaston (Cheshire East)3,653 peopleB#1,250 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.2 years of area income

21Lostock Gralam2,719 peopleB#1,258 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.5 years of area income

22Rudheath4,803 peopleB⁻#1,325 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.6 years of area income

23Chester92,756 peopleB⁻#1,379 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.1 years of area income

24Helsby5,278 peopleB⁻#1,427 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 4.9 years of area income

25Congleton30,001 peopleB⁻#1,442 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.5 years of area income

26Bollington7,236 peopleC⁺#1,605 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.8 years of area income

27Culcheth6,722 peopleC⁺#1,637 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.9 years of area income

28Lymm11,547 peopleC⁺#1,696 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.0 years of area income

29Holmes Chapel6,674 peopleC⁺#1,722 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.1 years of area income

30Neston14,963 peopleC#1,790 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.6 years of area income

31Disley3,891 peopleC#1,792 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.4 years of area income

32Frodsham9,101 peopleC#1,817 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.7 years of area income

33Saughall2,655 peopleC#1,856 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.9 years of area income

34Davenham13,840 peopleC#1,879 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 5.9 years of area income

35Pickmere2,800 peopleC#1,895 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.1 years of area income

36Tarvin2,744 peopleC#1,985 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.3 years of area income

37Cuddington5,860 peopleC⁻#2,080 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 6.7 years of area income

38Poynton13,015 peopleC⁻#2,091 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 8.2 years of area income

39Wilmslow25,716 peopleC⁻#2,105 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 9.1 years of area income

40Alderley Edge4,496 peopleC⁻#2,128 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 9.9 years of area income

41Knutsford13,254 peopleC⁻#2,146 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 8.7 years of area income

42Prestbury2,629 peopleC⁻#2,173 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 15.5 years of area income

43Kelsall2,997 peopleD#2,206 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.5 years of area income

44Tarporley3,212 peopleD#2,211 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 7.3 years of area income

45Hartford6,698 peopleD#2,277 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 8.2 years of area income

46Christleton and Waverton2,670 peopleD#2,319 of 2,515 nationallyhomes cost 8.4 years of area income

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What is the most affordable town in Cheshire?

Burtonwood ranks first on cost of living among 46 towns, with an A: homes cost 3.9 years of area income. Crewe and Warrington follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Cost of living Grade: the median sale price (Land Registry), a year’s private rent (ONS) and Band D council tax with the parish precept, each against the mean household income of the town’s council area. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Cheshire’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Cheshire is on the county page.

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Sources: 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) · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · 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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