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Central Macclesfield

Middle area

North east Cheshire East. 11,054 people in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Central Macclesfield’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£200,000
1,479th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,422
864th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Central Macclesfield compares

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Median sale price52 middle areas, Cheshire East · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cheshire East52 areas from £129,500 to £705,000. The middle area is £282,500. Central Macclesfield is £200,000.
£200,0009th lowest
Population52 middle areas, Cheshire East · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cheshire East52 areas from 5,267 to 12,546. The middle area is 7,187. Central Macclesfield is 10,422.
10,4225th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage52 middle areas, Cheshire East · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cheshire East52 areas from 34.3% to 98.2%. The middle area is 90.2%. Central Macclesfield is 92.0%.
92.0%joint 22nd highest
Claimant rate52 middle areas, Cheshire East · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cheshire East52 areas from 0.7% to 5.0%. The middle area is 1.9%. Central Macclesfield is 3.3%.
3.3%13th highest

Figures for the whole of Cheshire East

These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire East, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cheshire East and not Central Macclesfield alone. See Cheshire East

Average house price
£309,121
Up 5.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,991
120th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.2
85th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Macclesfield in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Macclesfield was £200,000 in 2025.

Central Macclesfield had 10,422 usual residents at the census.

In Central Macclesfield, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Central Macclesfield, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.