Manchester commuter townsKnutsford vs Wilmslow

Knutsford vs Wilmslow: which commuter town suits you?

Wilmslow is 24 minutes closer to Manchester and £62k cheaper on the average sold price.
Knutsford

#28 of 29

Wilmslow

#18 of 29

Train to Manchester

46 min
22 min

Average house price

£475k
£414k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

12.0x
10.5x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

21
29

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

32
25

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

42 ha
158 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

26
100

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 Wilmslow

Cheshire · 22 min to Manchester · average sold price £414k.

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