Alsager
Alsager is a town in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 13,347. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 19 restaurants and cafés, along with 45 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Alsager, 0.8 km away. There were around 92 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Alsager area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cheshire East area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 398,772 residents at roughly 342 people per km².
- Council
- Cheshire East
- County
- Cheshire
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Police force
- Cheshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 65th of 294 English council areas — better than 78% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:34
9h 23m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
62 reported · August 2026▼ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences31
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Public order7
- Criminal damage & arson4
10 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Alsager · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Residents reported concerns about suspected drug dealing from a flat on Crewe Road. There was also suggestion the occupants were involved…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
578 reported road collisions (2025)
170 killed or seriously injured · 696 casualties · 14.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
53 food businesses within 2 miles
- 46 rated 4–5 ★ (41 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Alsager (0.8 km)
- 45 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Alsager (0.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£311,897 average▲ 4.5% YoY
Across Cheshire East · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£985 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY
- 1 bed £696
- 2 bed £898
- 3 bed £1,106
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.6 times median annual pay (6.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
6,340 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (9.7 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: SHELL RECHARGE BARTHOMLEY (3.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
398,772 residents in Cheshire East · 342/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK21,219
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,144
- Net moves+5,075
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 231 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,455 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (21% of 190,830)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
182 schools · 59,906 pupils
125 primary · 23 secondary · 34 other
Ofsted: 61 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
157 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Alsager SchoolGood
- Holmes Chapel Comprehensive SchoolGood
- Malbank School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Middlewich High SchoolGood
- Sandbach High School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
- The Fallibroome AcademyGood
- The Oaks AcademyGood
- The Macclesfield AcademyRequires improvement
- All Hallows Catholic College
- Brine Leas School
- Cheshire Studio School
- Congleton High School
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
- Eaton Bank Academy
- Knutsford Academy
- Poynton High School
- Ruskin Community High School
- Sandbach School
- Shavington Academy
- Sir William Stanier School
- St Thomas More Catholic High School
- Tytherington School
- Wilmslow High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cheshire East
Care & health services
414 CQC-registered services
- Care homes105
- GP practices72
- Dentists104
- Homecare agencies94
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire East
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
553 applications decided
85.7% granted · 474 granted, 79 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sarah Russell
Labour
Congleton
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Independent coalition
- Lab 28
- Con 32
- LD 1
- Grn 1
- Ref 1
- Oth 19
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
22,390 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
27 jobs advertised · £28,924 avg
e.g. Barista - Store 87684, Alsager - Sainsbury's, Nursery Lead Practitioner, Sports Coach
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£808 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,202 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 195,088 certificates
9.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
62% low-carbon electricity
Wind 39% · Gas 36% · Nuclear 23% · Imports 2%
142 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 66 women · 64.5 men
61% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
8 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in ST7
- Kidsgrove Medical Centre
- Audley Health Centre
- Mount Road Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Congleton:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND885 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills393 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases260 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth215 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK176 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Alsager · 0.1 kmSt Mary Magdalene's Church is in Crewe Road, Alsager, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Congleton, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Dedicated to J…
Alsager · 0.3 kmAlsager is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East in Cheshire, England. It is located to the north-west of Stoke-on-Trent and east of Crewe. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population…
Christ Church, Alsager · 0.6 kmChrist Church Alsager is in the town of Alsager, Cheshire, England. Its mission is to love God and to love others. Christ Church Alsager provides activities for all ages including children, youth and the elderly, as w…
Alsager School · 0.7 kmAlsager School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Alsager in the English county of Cheshire.
Alsager railway station · 0.8 kmAlsager railway station serves the town of Alsager, in Cheshire, England. It stands next to a level crossing and is approximately 600 yards (550 m) from the town centre. The station is 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) east of Cr…
Alsager Town F.C. · 0.9 kmAlsager Town Football Club is a football club, based in Alsager, Cheshire, England. The club are currently members of North West Counties League Division One South and play at Wood Park Stadium. Affiliated to the Ches…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Alsager?
- Alsager is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire East local authority.
- What is the population of Alsager?
- Alsager has an approximate settlement population of 13,347.
- How deprived is Alsager?
- The Cheshire East local authority, which includes Alsager, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.