Handforth
Strong on transport
Handforth at a glance
- House prices
- £285,000
- Middle47th percentile
- Schools
- 60th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 75th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 85.1 per 1,000 residents
- Middle34th percentile
- Flood risk
- 3.5% of the area in flood zones
- Middle41st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Handforth a good place to live?
Handforth may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cheshire East below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
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Crime rate in Handforth
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 85.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 34th 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 Handforth
House prices
- Median sale price
- £285,000
- Percentile
- 47th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 98 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 Handforth
Schools
60th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Handforth
Flood risk
3.5% 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 2.1% of the area. That is the 41st 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 Handforth
Transport
75th 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.
FAQs
Is Handforth a good place to live?
Handforth may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Handforth safe?
Handforth ranks in the 34th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Handforth?
The median sale price was £285,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 47th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Handforth?
Schools rank in the 60th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Handforth?
Nearby public profiles include Macclesfield West and Ivy in Cheshire East and Nantwich South and Stapeley in Cheshire East.
