Knutsford
Knutsford is a town in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 13,191. It has around 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, and around 19 restaurants and cafés, along with 30 bus stops and Knutsford railway station 0.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £634,160, and there were around 54 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Knutsford 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
- Tatton
- 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
16°CSunny
- Today: 23° / 14° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:30
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · Trafford A56, United Kingdom
Crime
51 reported · July 2026▲ 28% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences18
- Other theft7
- Public order7
- Anti-social behaviour6
14 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Local policing priorities
- There are instances of crime and ASB in and around Knutsford Town Centre, including Moor Park and the Heath.
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
115 food businesses within 2 miles
- 104 rated 4–5 ★ (101 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Knutsford (0.2 km)
- 31 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Knutsford (0.2 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: 157.9p · BP (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (10.1 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Shell Knutsford (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres5
- Gyms3
- Sports pitches32
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
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
- 114 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
Esther McVey
Conservative
Tatton
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
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
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés28
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
22,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
434 jobs advertised · £43,284 avg
e.g. Senior Private Client Solicitor - First Class Employer, Mobile Security Engineer, Online Maths Tutoring Job in High Legh – Flexible Schedule
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
84% low-carbon electricity
Wind 53% · Nuclear 27% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%
47 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tatton:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office381 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership323 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s268 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills246 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership217 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Knutsford?
- Knutsford is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire East local authority.
- What is the population of Knutsford?
- Knutsford has an approximate settlement population of 13,191.
- How deprived is Knutsford?
- The Cheshire East local authority, which includes Knutsford, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.