Linley Lane Alsager, Cheshire East
7 addresses across 5 postcodes (ST7), about 650 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 9100695.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2015 the median was £365,750 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 10 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Alsager, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 380 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 98 to 103 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Cedars Medical Centre, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,190 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 42 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | £365,750 | £365,750 | £365,750 |
| 2002 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2015 | SLATE COTTAGE ST7 2UJ | Detached | £365,750 | |
| 2 Dec 2002 | SLATE COTTAGE ST7 2UJ | Detached | £330,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire East in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (37% of about 2,660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Cheshire East.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Twyfords and Cardway, Alsager: up to 212 homes, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 16 October 2026 to 23 October 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 5 October 2026 to 7 October 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, two-way signals, on the carriageway (standard works)
- 8 September 2026 to 10 September 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
- 7 August 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST7 2YU | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| ST7 3EU | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| ST7 2UJ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| ST7 2ZN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 4 | unlikely |
| ST7 3DL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 98 m and 103 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST7 2UJ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| ST7 2YU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ST7 2ZN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| ST7 3DL | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| ST7 3EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alsager 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Kidsgrove 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Linley Lane Church Lawton | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Congleton | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Well Lane Car Park | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 28 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Cedars Medical Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Airs -Bradwell Hospital | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | Tunstall Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 880 m² | 380 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,780 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rode Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rode Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Slum Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Lawton Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Sherriff's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Ralph's Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Coalpit Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Bottomless Mere | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 7 |
7 of the street's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire East: see them on the Cheshire East page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excalibur Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alsager Highfields Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rode Heath Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Linley Lane (23); On or near Crewe Road (7); On or near Myrtle Wood Road (6); On or near Elmwood Close (3); On or near Dairylands Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL: Optional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc, 5 October 2026 to 9 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- ST7 2YU: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- ST7 3EU: 2 addresses of 49 in the postcode
- ST7 2UJ: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- ST7 2ZN: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
- ST7 3DL: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Dairylands Road · Elmwood Close · Arthur Maddock Road · Claud Godwin Drive · Crossways Road · Norman Pidduck Close · Frank Mayer Road · Grove Park Avenue · Myrtle Wood Road · Brunds Farm Road · The Grove · Lawton Road
All the streets in ST7 and across Cheshire East.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.