Manchester commuter townsKnutsford vs Northwich

Knutsford vs Northwich: which commuter town suits you?

Knutsford is 11 minutes closer to Manchester, but Northwich is £210k cheaper on the average sold price.
Knutsford

#28 of 29

Northwich

#23 of 29

Train to Manchester

46 min
57 min

Average house price

£475k
£265k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

12.0x
7.1x

Average rent (2 bed)

£898/mo
£914/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

27%
29%

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

21
46

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

890 Mb
912 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.7
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

32
16

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

42 ha
445 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

26
113

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 Knutsford

Cheshire · 46 min to Manchester · average sold price £475k.

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Living in Northwich

Cheshire · 57 min to Manchester · average sold price £265k.

Read the Northwich report

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