Styal
Styal is a village in Cheshire, England, with a population of around 2,000. It has 1 park and green space, and around 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 7 bus stops and Styal railway station 0.4 km away. There were around 9 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 Styal 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°CLight rain shower
- Today: 20° / 14° · 73% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:32
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Manchester Oxford Road, United Kingdom
Crime
7 reported · July 2026▼ 56% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Public order2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Drugs1
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Wilmslow Dean Row and Lacey Green · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Shoplifting
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
314 food businesses within 2 miles
- 260 rated 4–5 ★ (238 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Styal (0.8 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Styal (0.8 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: 156.9p · Esso (8.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (11.8 km)
43 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
43 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: 8001509 (1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 44 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
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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens97
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
22,075 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
106 jobs advertised · £37,856 avg
e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats
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
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
Notable places nearby
Styal · 0.8 kmStyal is a village and civil parish near the town of Wilmslow in Cheshire, England. The River Bollin runs through the parish.
Styal railway station · 0.9 kmStyal railway station serves the village of Styal, in Cheshire, England. It is a stop on the Styal Line, which links Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport and Wilmslow.
Norcliffe Chapel · 0.9 kmNorcliffe Chapel is in the village of Styal, Cheshire, England. It is a Unitarian chapel, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The chapel was built in 182…
- Norcliffe Hall · 1.2 km
Norcliffe Hall is a large house encompassing 20,254 square feet near the village of Styal, Cheshire, England. It stands to the west of the village and to the north of Styal Country Park. It was built in 1831 for Rober…
Quarry Bank Mill · 1.3 kmQuarry Bank Mill in Styal, Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile factories of the Industrial Revolution. Built in 1784, the cotton mill is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a desi…
British European Airways Flight 411 · 1.4 kmBritish European Airways Flight 411 crashed on approach to Manchester Airport after a flight from Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport on 14 March 1957 and hit a house in Wythenshawe. All on board, 20 passengers a…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Styal?
- Styal is a town in Cheshire, England, in the Cheshire East local authority.
- How deprived is Styal?
- The Cheshire East local authority, which includes Styal, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.