Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Cheadle West at a glance

House prices
£227,500
Lower prices28th percentile
Schools
60th percentile
Middle
Transport
19th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
97.1 per 1,000 residents
Weak26th percentile
Flood risk
1.8% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land27th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Cheadle West a good place to live?

Cheadle West may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Staffordshire Moorlands below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Cheadle West

Crime rate

Crime rate
97.1 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
26th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Cheadle West

House prices

Median sale price
£227,500
Percentile
28th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 56 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Cheadle West

Schools

60th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Cheadle West

Flood risk

1.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.1% of the area. That is the 27th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Cheadle West

Transport

19th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Cheadle West a good place to live?

Cheadle West may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Cheadle West safe?

Cheadle West ranks in the 26th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Cheadle West?

The median sale price was £227,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 28th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Cheadle West?

Schools rank in the 60th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Cheadle West?

Nearby public profiles include Leek West in Staffordshire Moorlands and Werrington in Staffordshire Moorlands.