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

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.

Read the Knutsford report

Living in Northwich

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

Read the Northwich report

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