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Middlewich

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West Cheshire East. About 14,613 people in 8.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Middlewich, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,428
951st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.0%
2,767th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Middlewich compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population52 wards, Cheshire East · 2021
Population: every ward in Cheshire East52 areas from 4,223 to 15,644. The middle area is 6,501. Middlewich is 14,428.
14,4282nd highest
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%. Middlewich is 93.5%.
93.5%16th highest
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%. Middlewich 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%. Middlewich is 64.0%.
64.0%13th highest

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 Middlewich 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
Middlewich in brief

Middlewich had 14,428 usual residents at the census.

In Middlewich, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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

64.0% of residents in Middlewich were aged 15 to 64 at the census.