Manchester commuter townsMacclesfield vs Wilmslow

Macclesfield vs Wilmslow: which commuter town suits you?

Wilmslow is 1 minute closer to Manchester, but Macclesfield is £122k cheaper on the average sold price.
Macclesfield

#15 of 29

Wilmslow

#18 of 29

Train to Manchester

23 min
22 min

Average house price

£292k
£414k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.4x
10.5x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

57
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

44
25

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

189 ha
158 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

103
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 Macclesfield

Cheshire · 23 min to Manchester · average sold price £292k.

Read the Macclesfield report

Living in Wilmslow

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

Read the Wilmslow report

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