Detached
£477,232
65% above the Macclesfield average
21.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Macclesfield? £289,673
The average house price in Macclesfield is £289,673, based on 829 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.0% (£2,903) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 829
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Macclesfield?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£324,479
12% above the Macclesfield average
24.4% of sales
Terraced
£217,152
25% below the Macclesfield average
40.9% of sales
Flats
£174,936
40% below the Macclesfield average
13.2% of sales
Are house prices in Macclesfield going up or down?
House prices in Macclesfield are rising: up 1.0% (£2,903) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 43.8% (£88,201).
Past 12 months
+1.0%
+£2,903From £286,770 to £289,673
£294,369£285,543
Past 10 years
+43.8%
+£88,201From £201,472 to £289,673
£289,673£201,472
Quick answers for Macclesfield
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£472,869
Highest average, reached in July 2020
How many homes sold?
829
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
40.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
29.6% of sales
How many people live in Macclesfield?
52,522
7,016 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Macclesfield?
24,187
3,231 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Macclesfield?
31 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 50% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
8.3% of the area · 17 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Macclesfield?
82 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +8.8% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Macclesfield rank?
130th most expensive area of Cheshire East.
Compared with 147 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Macclesfield?
The highest recorded sale prices in Macclesfield, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Macclesfield compare with nearby areas?
Macclesfield compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cheshire East.
Macclesfield vs Higher Hurdsfield
- Macclesfield
- £289,673
- Higher Hurdsfield
- £445,281+£155,608
Open comparison
Macclesfield vs Bollington
- Macclesfield
- £289,673
- Bollington
- £362,596+£72,923
Open comparison
Macclesfield vs Gawsworth
- Macclesfield
- £289,673
- Gawsworth
- £500,708+£211,035
Open comparison
Macclesfield vs Sutton
- Macclesfield
- £289,673
- Sutton
- £428,814+£139,141
Open comparison
Macclesfield vs Prestbury
- Macclesfield
- £289,673
- Prestbury
- £762,276+£472,603
Open comparison
Macclesfield vs Henbury
- Macclesfield
- £289,673
- Henbury
- £673,461+£383,788
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Macclesfield dataset covers 2,497 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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