The average Macclesfield home sold for £329,222 (Land Registry data). Prices by type, the £3m Wilmslow street, and why Alderley Edge sits near £1m.

Asking prices in agents’ windows tell you what sellers hope for. The figure that matters is what Macclesfield homes actually change hands for, which HM Land Registry records once every sale completes. This page is a plain read of those sold-price numbers: the town average, which way prices are moving, what each property type costs across the borough, and the striking gap between Macclesfield itself and the villages on the Wilmslow side, where one street averages over £3 million.

The quick answer

The average sold price for a property in Macclesfield is £329,222, based on HM Land Registry data compiled by PropertySolvers for the last rolling year. Prices are up £8,843 (3.01%) over the past twelve months and £44,234 (17.13%) over five years, so the town has kept climbing gently while much of the south of England has stalled.

The official UK House Price Index puts the wider Cheshire East average at £302,367 for May 2026, up 3.5% on the year. The two figures measure different areas: the index covers the whole borough from Wilmslow down to Crewe, while the PropertySolvers figure is sales in Macclesfield itself. Both point the same way, up by around 3% a year.

What it means for you

If you are selling, a rising market with fewer transactions rewards realistic pricing: Macclesfield recorded 781 sales in the last year, down 12.55% on the year before, and 82 properties cut their asking price in June 2026 alone, so overpriced homes are sitting rather than selling. If you are buying, the 3% annual rise means waiting has a real cost here, unlike in flat southern markets, but there is no 2021-style frenzy: 125 new instructions came to market in June against 121 agreed sales, a broadly balanced market. If you are staying put, your home has gained about 3% in value in a year, and around 17% over five.

Prices by property type

The UK House Price Index breaks the borough average down by type. These are the Cheshire East figures for May 2026 (the borough is the smallest geography the index publishes, so treat them as the context around the Macclesfield figure rather than town prices):

  • Detached houses: £491,399, up 3.3% on the year. On the Prestbury and Alderley Edge side, detached homes run far above this.
  • Semi-detached houses: £289,942, up 4.5%, the strongest riser of the four types.
  • Terraced houses: £222,691, up 4.1%. Macclesfield’s stone terraces around the town centre are the classic first move.
  • Flats and maisonettes: £152,437, down 0.3%, the one type to have softened.

A first-time buyer in Cheshire East paid an average of £244,825 in May 2026, up 3.8% on the year. The borough recorded 381 sales in March 2026, the latest month with complete volume data.

Macclesfield against the villages

The honest way to describe this market is not one average but a ladder. The town sits at the bottom of it, and the SK9 villages sit a long way up:

Average sold prices, Macclesfield and nearby areas, 2026 Horizontal bar chart. Alderley Edge 935,000 pounds. Wilmslow 417,000 pounds. Macclesfield 329,222 pounds. Cheshire East borough 302,367 pounds. England 292,095 pounds. North West 219,506 pounds. Sources: HM Land Registry data via PropertySolvers and the UK House Price Index, May 2026. Average sold prices: the local ladder HM Land Registry data via PropertySolvers (towns) and UK HPI May 2026 (borough, England, North West) Alderley Edge £935,000 Wilmslow £417,000 Macclesfield £329,222 Cheshire East £302,367 England £292,095 North West £219,506 Town figures are rolling-year sold-price averages; borough and regional figures are the UK HPI for May 2026
Alderley Edge homes sell for nearly three times the Macclesfield average, and the town itself sits above both the England and North West averages.

Wilmslow averages £417,000, up 1.09% on the year, and its most expensive street, Fletsand Road, averages £3,035,873 across seven recorded sales. Alderley Edge averages £935,000, up 0.87%, with Macclesfield Road averaging £2,270,000 across three sales; homes there take an average of 135 days to sell and go for about 2% under asking. And on Plumplot’s Land Registry analysis of Cheshire, the most expensive postcode sector in the entire county is SK10 4, the Prestbury area, at £776,000.

So the premium is not London-style commuting distance; it is a handful of villages within ten minutes of Macclesfield. The town itself remains the value route into this corner of Cheshire, which is exactly why its trains to London and Manchester matter so much to the market.

How Macclesfield compares more widely

Macclesfield’s £329,222 sits above the England average of £292,095 and half as much again as the North West average of £219,506 (both UK House Price Index, May 2026). The North West as a whole is rising faster, up 5.8% on the year against Cheshire East’s 3.5%, as cheaper northern markets catch up. Within the old county boundaries, Plumplot puts the Cheshire average at £315,000 with a median of £258,000, which places Macclesfield a touch above the county norm and its villages far beyond it.

Whether that premium is worth paying depends on what you get for it: the hills on the doorstep, the grammar-school-free but well-regarded schools, and a station on the West Coast Main Line. Our pages on things to do in the area and what is being built next cover the rest of that calculation.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average house price in Macclesfield?

£329,222, based on HM Land Registry sold-price data for the last rolling year compiled by PropertySolvers. The official UK House Price Index puts the wider Cheshire East borough at £302,367 for May 2026.

Are Macclesfield house prices going up or down in 2026?

Up. Macclesfield prices rose £8,843 (3.01%) over the last twelve months, and the Cheshire East index was up 3.5% in the year to May 2026. Flats were the exception across the borough, easing 0.3%.

How much is a detached house in the Macclesfield area?

The Cheshire East average for a detached house was £491,399 in May 2026. Expect far more on the SK9 and SK10 4 side: Alderley Edge averages £935,000 across all types, and Prestbury’s SK10 4 is the most expensive postcode sector in Cheshire at £776,000.

Why is Alderley Edge so much more expensive than Macclesfield?

Alderley Edge and Wilmslow sit on the Manchester commuter line, carry a long-standing footballer-and-executive reputation, and have a small supply of large detached homes. The recorded numbers bear it out: Alderley Edge averages £935,000, nearly three times Macclesfield’s £329,222, and Wilmslow’s Fletsand Road averages over £3 million.

How many homes actually sell in Macclesfield?

781 sales in the last year, down 12.55% on the year before. In June 2026 the town saw 125 new listings and 121 agreed sales, so the market is balanced but quieter than it was.

Where can I check what a specific house sold for?

Every completed sale in England and Wales is public. Look up any street or address free on the HM Land Registry Price Paid service, or browse the same data on Rightmove and Zoopla.

Sources

Figures are provisional and revised as more sales complete; town and borough figures cover different areas and time windows, as labelled. Always confirm the latest numbers against the linked sources before making a decision.