Property market | £278,873 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Manchester (3.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 65.6mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 94.4% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 5.6% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 42 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 424 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Tatton level) | |
Community | Median age is 46.4 | Happiness is Above Average for Cheshire, High for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Cheshire East) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (15 mins) - Leeds (89 mins) | |
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£278,873 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Manchester (3.9 miles) | |
65.6mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 46.4 | Happiness is Above Average for Cheshire, High for UK | |
Ranked 42 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 424 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Tatton level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (Cheshire East) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (15 mins) - Leeds (89 mins) | |
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Birkinheath has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Birkinheath has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £497,895, which is up 5.1% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £278,873 (up 3.4% on last year) , a terraced house £211,945 (up 1.9% on last year) and a flat £151,452. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £663 per month. Property prices in Birkinheath are similar to the average property prices across Cheshire and are similar when compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Birkinheath, prices have risen a little quicker than the annual average price change seen across the Cheshire region.
Property data is based on Cheshire East level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Birkinheath, or click here to browse the longer list of Birkinheath property transactions from 2023.
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Birkinheath has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Altrincham Grammar School for Boys (Academy) which is a secondary school based in Marlborough Road, Altrincham. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Bowdon CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/5/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Altrincham | |
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Boys | 1: Outstanding (9/28/2022) | 165 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Altrincham |
Bollin Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (9/22/2022) | 166 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Altrincham |
Altrincham Preparatory School Save school | Primary Other independent school - Boys | Altrincham |
School | Type |
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Bowdon CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/5/2020) |
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (9/28/2022) 165 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Bollin Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/22/2022) 166 submissions 98.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Altrincham Preparatory School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Birkinheath | Commute options |
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Ashley A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Manchester Piccadilly (44 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 130 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 150 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Altrincham A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (32 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 104 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 114 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 133 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Mobberley A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +25% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (41 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 111 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 121 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 140 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Knutsford A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -4% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (53 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 130 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 139 mins - CrossCountry) View details - York (1 change(s) - 159 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Glazebrook A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 37 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 103 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 128 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 157 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details |
Irlam A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 36 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 96 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 159 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Cheshire East) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Cheshire East residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 94.4% | 81.7% |
Asian | 2.4% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.8% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.8% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.6% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Tatton consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.9% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 12.8% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.2% | 42 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 23.5% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.2% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 8.7% | |
Routine occupations | 8.0% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 6.2% | 424 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.7% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Cheshire is average (60mbps). Birkinheath is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 65.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Tatton level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 65.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 92.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.4% |
Crime stats were found at the Cheshire East level:
Type | Cheshire East | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 57 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 26 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Birkinheath.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | River Mersey | The Middle River Mersey catchment includes Micker, Cringle, Sinderland and Poynton Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are Stretford, Gatley, Cheadle Hulme and Cheadle |
Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | River Bollin | The River Bollin catchment includes the Rivers Bollin, Dean and Pedley, Birkin and Mobberley Brooks and their tributaries. Areas around Knutsford, Wilmslow, Hale, Macclesfield and Bollington may be affected |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Birkinheath, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Bollington, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 | 18.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Mobberley, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Knutsford, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 4Secondary: 3 | 21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Barnton, Cheshire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £263,474 Detached: £441,811 | 81 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 | 21.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Hale, Cheshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £186,026 Detached: £316,738 | 104 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 8.5% residents in higher managerial positions 9.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Castlefields, Cheshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £186,026 Detached: £316,738 | 104 | Primary: 17Secondary: 4 | 8.5% residents in higher managerial positions 9.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Birkinheath, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Bollington, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 7Secondary: 1 |
Mobberley, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Knutsford, Cheshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £278,873 Detached: £497,895 | 57 | Primary: 4Secondary: 3 |
Barnton, Cheshire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £263,474 Detached: £441,811 | 81 | Primary: 10Secondary: 4 |
Hale, Cheshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £186,026 Detached: £316,738 | 104 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Castlefields, Cheshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £186,026 Detached: £316,738 | 104 | Primary: 17Secondary: 4 |
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