Manchester commuter townsMacclesfield
Cheshire · commuter town data · September 2026Living in Macclesfield: Manchester commute, house prices & costs
Macclesfield is a commuter town in Cheshire, around 23 minutes from Manchester by direct train from Macclesfield (well below average for the towns we track), with above-average prices at £292,000. It ranks #15 of 29 on Rightroute's balanced commuter score (September 2026 data).
71
Rightroute score
Lower half · #15 of 29
Scored on 6 of 7 measures. No figure for season ticket.
Macclesfield at a glance
Commute and cost
23 min
Train to Manchester
From Macclesfield, 18% faster than the 29-town median.
£292k
Average house price
£292,000, 29% above the 25-town median.
Living there
Low
Safety
Crime index 57 on a 0–100 scale (lower is safer).
890Mb
Broadband
Average available download speed, 9% below the 29-town median.
7.7
Life satisfaction
ONS Personal Well-being mean score, 0–10 (higher is better).
What’s nearby
44
Historic landmarks
Nationally protected buildings, monuments and gardens within 3 miles, 120% more than the 29-town median.
189
Hectares of parks and fields
Public parks and playing fields within 3 miles, 46% less than the 29-town median.
103
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles, 53% fewer than the 29-town median.
The commute from Macclesfield
Direct trains from Macclesfield take around 23 minutes into Manchester Piccadilly, running on Northern and Avanti West Coast. That makes it #9 out of 29 towns for speed into Manchester.
How Macclesfield compares to the other 28 towns
| Metric | Macclesfield | Median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train to Manchester | 23 min | 28 min | #9 |
| Average house price | £292,000 | £226,000 of 25 | #22 |
| Price to local earnings | 7.4x | 6.5x | #20 |
| Crime index (lower is safer) | 57 | 45 of 17 | #12 |
| Broadband speed | 890 Mb | 976 Mb | #22 |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 7.7 | 7.5 | #7 |
Overall, Macclesfield ranks #15 of 29 on the balanced Rightroute commuter score. Different priorities give different answers, so you can weight the criteria yourself in the comparison page.
Macclesfield commuter FAQs
How long is the commute from Macclesfield to Manchester?
Direct trains from Macclesfield take around 23 minutes to Manchester Piccadilly. Macclesfield is served by Northern and Avanti West Coast.
What is the average house price in Macclesfield?
The average sold price in Macclesfield is £292,000 (HM Land Registry), which is 29% above the median across the 25 Manchester commuter towns we hold a price for.
Is Macclesfield a safe place to live?
Macclesfield scores 57 on a 0–100 crime index (lower is safer), which is a lower level of safety relative to other Manchester commuter towns.
Is Macclesfield a good commuter town for Manchester?
Macclesfield ranks #15 of 29 Manchester commuter towns on Rightroute's balanced score, which weighs commute time, house prices, season ticket cost, safety and broadband. If your priorities are different, the Rightroute compare view lets you weight the criteria yourself.
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House prices are the median of that town's own sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid, August 2025 to July 2026, refreshed monthly; the crime score is the mean monthly count from police.uk over August 2025 to July 2026, placed on a 0 to 100 scale where lower is safer, also refreshed monthly. Train times are typical off-peak direct rail to the destination city (National Rail). Broadband is the average available download speed from Ofcom Connected Nations; life satisfaction is the ONS Personal Well-being mean for the local authority. Those are reviewed periodically rather than monthly. Heritage sites, green space and places to eat are counted within three miles from Historic England, OS Open Greenspace and the Food Standards Agency, built September 2026, and refreshed annually. Figures are for comparison between townsrather than exact values.