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Handforth & Dean Row

Middle area

North east Cheshire East. 12,304 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Handforth & Dean Row live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£349,950
Joint 2,660th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,452
425th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Handforth & Dean Row

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Handforth & Dean Row at a rate of 75.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 66.1 per 1,000 people across Cheshire East.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences340
Other crime221
Shoplifting124
Anti-social behaviour75
Criminal damage and arson60
Burglary34
Drug offences34
Vehicle crime28
Robbery7
Theft from the person7

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Handforth & Dean Row compares

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Handforth & Dean RowMiddle
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. Handforth & Dean Row is £349,950.
£349,95017th most expensive
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. Handforth & Dean Row is 11,452.
11,4523rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares52 middle areas, Cheshire East · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cheshire East52 areas from 0.0% to 81.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Handforth & Dean Row is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Handforth & Dean Row is 89.4%.
89.4%23rd lowest

Is Handforth & Dean Row safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Handforth & Dean Row at a rate of 75.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 66.1 per 1,000 people across Cheshire East.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 74 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Handforth & Dean Row.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (340), other crime (221) and shoplifting (124).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Handforth & Dean Row 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 161st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.2
85th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Handforth & Dean Row in brief

The median price paid for a home in Handforth & Dean Row was £349,950 in 2025.

Handforth & Dean Row had 11,452 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Handforth & Dean Row live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Handforth & Dean Row, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.