Manchester commuter townsCongleton vs Macclesfield

Congleton vs Macclesfield: which commuter town suits you?

Macclesfield is 19 minutes closer to Manchester, but Congleton is £22k cheaper on the average sold price.
Congleton

#21 of 29

Macclesfield

#15 of 29

Train to Manchester

42 min
23 min

Average house price

£270k
£292k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.8x
7.4x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

45
57

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

890 Mb
890 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.7
7.7

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

26
44

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

80 ha
189 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

50
103

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Congleton

Cheshire · 42 min to Manchester · average sold price £270k.

Read the Congleton report

Living in Macclesfield

Cheshire · 23 min to Manchester · average sold price £292k.

Read the Macclesfield report

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