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Alderley Edge

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North east Cheshire East. About 4,637 people in 4.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Alderley Edge, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
4,778
2,551st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.4%
1,199th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Alderley Edge compares

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Alderley EdgeMiddle
Population52 wards, Cheshire East · 2021
Population: every ward in Cheshire East52 areas from 4,223 to 15,644. The middle area is 6,501. Alderley Edge is 4,778.
4,7789th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage52 wards, Cheshire East · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cheshire East52 areas from 11.2% to 98.5%. The middle area is 85.7%. Alderley Edge is 76.6%.
76.6%15th lowest
Claimant rate52 wards, Cheshire East · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cheshire East52 areas from 0.5% to 5.8%. The middle area is 1.9%. Alderley Edge is 1.9%.
1.9%joint 22nd highest
Aged 15 to 6452 wards, Cheshire East · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cheshire East52 areas from 52.5% to 72.2%. The middle area is 60.4%. Alderley Edge is 57.4%.
57.4%10th lowest

Figures for the whole of Cheshire East

These figures are published for the whole of Cheshire East, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cheshire East and not Alderley Edge 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
Alderley Edge in brief

Alderley Edge had 4,778 usual residents at the census.

In Alderley Edge, 76.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Alderley Edge, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.4% of residents in Alderley Edge were aged 15 to 64 at the census.