Rudheath Woods’s story
No listed buildings inside Rudheath Woods’s built-up area
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Rudheath WoodsCheshire
279 residents make their home in this village in Cheshire, North West.
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Photo: Stephen Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
279
Census 2021 · Cheshire East council
Median age
53.5
32% are 65+ · Cheshire 21%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Rudheath Woods a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Rudheath Woods has no grades; its figures are still real. Nearly one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Over-65s are 32% of the population. 57% of households own their home with no mortgage.
What makes Rudheath Woods stand out
The 3 things Rudheath Woods does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
0% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
57% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rudheath Woods.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Rudheath Woods: 32% are 65 or over, above Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
53.5median age
Children under 15 make up 13%, below Cheshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Line up the people of Rudheath Woods by age and the one in the middle is 53.5. Among adults, 46% have a degree.
Rudheath WoodsCheshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Rudheath Woods | Cheshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 25% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 34% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cheshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Rudheath Woods walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns: 9%
9%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 53% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Rudheath Woods counts 1.4 jobs per working resident. 88% of commuters drove, above both Cheshire’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (70%). The census counted 53% of workers working mainly from home.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving88%
On foot7%
Train2%
0%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
53%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
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
Most households in Rudheath Woods own their home: 87%, more than in Cheshire’s towns and across England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 5% of households, below Cheshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. 2% of households rent from a council or housing body. That is the middle of 9 standard sales inside Rudheath Woods’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Rudheath Woods£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,100,000 | 9 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
5%
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
Rudheath Woods records less violent crime per resident than Cheshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 3.6 per 1,000 a year
3.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 14% of the total. Police recorded 7 crimes inside Rudheath Woods’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 6 per 1,000 residents a year.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft2
Violence & sexual1
Public order1
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
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.
3.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6
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)
7
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
Just 2.9% of people in Rudheath Woods say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Cheshire’s towns and across England’s towns
87%good or very good health
14% of residents in Rudheath Woods live with a disability. At the census, 87% of people in Rudheath Woods called their health good or very good, above both Cheshire’s towns (82%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Rudheath Woods: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Rudheath Woods | Cheshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 82% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Most of Rudheath Woods is newer: only 9% of homes were built before 1919, below Cheshire’s towns and England’s towns
0listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Rudheath Woods’ land, 100% lies in conservation areas, near Cheshire’s towns (100%) and higher than England’s towns (7%). Historic England’s list has no building inside the town’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
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 Rudheath Woods
12pages on Rudheath Woods
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Peover Hall and 2 more in and around Rudheath Woods
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Rudheath Woods. Best known first.
Historic housePeover Hall4.2 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseCranage Hall1.4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionTree of Imagination3.8 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Peover Hall: Iain McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cranage Hall: John Naisbitt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Rudheath Woods
Village in Cheshire, England
Rudheath Woods is a built-up area of 279 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
- 279 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cheshire East
- County
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63001636
Rudheath Woods’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
GoostreyHolmes ChapelMiddlewichRudheathLostock GralamPickmereDavenhamRudheath Woods
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudheath Woods | 279 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goostrey | 1,952 | 1.5 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Holmes Chapel | 6,674 | 2.2 | A | C+ | A− | A |
| Middlewich | 14,428 | 3.8 | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Rudheath | 4,803 | 4.3 | B− | B− | C+ | C− |
| Lostock Gralam | 2,719 | 4.4 | C− | B | C+ | C |
| Pickmere | 2,800 | 5.2 | B− | C | A+ | B− |
| Davenham | 13,840 | 5.2 | B+ | C | A− | B− |
Goostrey has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Rudheath Woods
How much is council tax in Rudheath Woods?
Band D council tax in Rudheath Woods is £2,407 for 2026–27, less than in 57% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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