Audlem
Audlem is a village in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 1,658. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Wrenbury, 6.8 km away. There were around 7 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 Audlem area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cheshire East area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 398,772 residents at roughly 342 people per km².
- Council
- Cheshire East
- County
- Cheshire
- Constituency
- Eddisbury
- Police force
- Cheshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 68th of 294 English council areas — better than 77% 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
20°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 21° / 14° · 54% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:32
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stoke-on-Trent Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
7 reported · July 2026▼ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Other theft1
- Other crime1
1 stop & searches · mostly articles for use in criminal damage
Neighbourhood team: Audlem and Wybunbury · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- HGVs ignoring the weight limit and diversion on Baddlington Bridge.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
570 reported road collisions (2024)
148 killed or seriously injured · 743 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 15 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wrenbury (6.8 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wrenbury (6.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£303,387 average▲ 5% YoY
Across Cheshire East · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£984 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY
- 1 bed £696
- 2 bed £898
- 3 bed £1,105
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Morrisons (8.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (10.1 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Overwater Marina (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds1
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)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 228 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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 · 60,238 pupils
124 primary · 23 secondary · 35 other
Ofsted: 61 of 70 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
157inspected 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
412 CQC-registered services
- Care homes105
- GP practices71
- Dentists104
- Homecare agencies93
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cheshire East
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 25 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
548 applications decided
89.1% granted · 488 granted, 60 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Aphra Brandreth
Conservative
Chester South and Eddisbury
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
22,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
15 jobs advertised · £33,228 avg
e.g. Online Physics Tutor - Part Time, Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Audlem – Flexible Schedule, Become a Primary school Tutor in Audlem – Flexible & Remote
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
70% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 46% · Gas 21% · Solar 11% · Wind 10%
87 gCO₂/kWh · low 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
3 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in CW3
- Madeley Practice
- Betley Surgery
- Audlem Medical Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Chester South and Eddisbury:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office418 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership331 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s311 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills268 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership253 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Audlem · 0.3 kmAudlem is a village and civil parish in the Cheshire East district of Cheshire, England. In 2021, it had a population of 1,832.
St James' Church, Audlem · 0.3 kmSt James' Church is in the village of Audlem in south Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
Audlem Baptist Church · 0.4 kmAudlem Baptist Church is in Woore Road, Audlem, Cheshire, England. It is an active Baptist church, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Moss Hall, Audlem · 0.6 kmMoss Hall, Audlem, is a manor house 0.5 miles (1 km) north-west of Audlem, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I-listed building. The Hall overlooks the Sh…
Little Heath, Cheshire East · 0.7 kmLittle Heath is a village in the civil parish of Audlem, Cheshire, England. It is located to the north of Audlem, between Lonk Land and Audlem Road, the latter being part of today's A529 road.
Audlem railway station · 1.2 kmAudlem railway station was a station on the former Great Western Railway between Market Drayton and Nantwich, opened in 1863.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Audlem?
- Audlem is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire East local authority.
- What is the population of Audlem?
- Audlem has an approximate settlement population of 1,658.
- How deprived is Audlem?
- The Cheshire East local authority, which includes Audlem, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.