Macclesfield vs Poynton: which commuter town suits you?
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Train to Manchester
Average house price
Price to local earnings
Years of the local authority's median wage
Average rent (2 bed)
Rent to local earnings
Share of the local authority's median wage
Crime index
0–100, lower is safer
Broadband
Average available download speed, from Ofcom
Life satisfaction
ONS, 0–10
Historic landmarks
Protected sites within 3 miles
Parks and fields
Hectares within 3 miles
Places to eat and drink
Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles
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 Macclesfield
Cheshire · 23 min to Manchester · average sold price £292k.
Read the Macclesfield report