The short answer
Congleton East: 42.0% detached, 72.1% owned, 82.5% mains gas. Congleton West: 33.0% detached, 36.9% semis, 19.3% terraced, 73.6% owned. Across Cheshire East: 36.6% detached and 71.9% owned. Flats are about one home in ten or fewer in both wards.
Kinds of home
| Area | Households | Detached | Semi | Terraced | Flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congleton East | 6,202 | 42.0% | 32.8% | 17.5% | 7.6% |
| Congleton West | 6,636 | 33.0% | 36.9% | 19.3% | 10.5% |
| Cheshire East | 174,854 | 36.6% | 32.5% | 20.0% | 10.5% |
Congleton East has a higher share of detached houses than the borough as a whole, and West a little lower. For those owners the choices are mostly about which slope to use and whether a garden frame makes sense: detached homes and east and west roofs. Terraces and semis in the west bring party walls and narrower roofs, and the older ones sit in or near the town-centre conservation areas: see conservation areas.
Owning and renting
| Area | Owned | Owned outright | Private rent | Social rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congleton East | 72.1% | 40.1% | 10.7% | 16.2% |
| Congleton West | 73.6% | 41.7% | 14.5% | 10.5% |
| Cheshire East | 71.9% | 39.6% | 15.5% | 11.6% |
About seven in ten households own their home in both wards, and roughly four in ten own outright. Renters, a minority here, need the owner’s agreement first: renters and landlords.
Heating
| Area | Mains gas | Electric | Oil | LPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congleton East | 82.5% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| Congleton West | 82.6% | 6.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Cheshire East | 76.9% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 1.7% |
Mains gas heats more than four homes in five in both wards, so panels here mostly power appliances and lighting, and can heat water with a diverter. Export and self-use and batteries follow that through.
Figures from the Census 2021 releases on Nomis; method on data and sources.