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On Close Lane, in Alsager West
What it's like at ST7 2JS: every home that has sold on Close Lane since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Close Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 70 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 17, Close LaneTerraced | Apr 2019 | £118,000 | 67 m² | £1,761/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19, Close LaneTerraced | May 2021 | £118,000 | 84 m² | £1,405/m² | 1 |
| 21, Close LaneTerraced | Jun 2020 | £193,500 | 139 m² | £1,392/m² | 2 |
| 23, Close LaneTerraced | Sept 2000 | £66,000 | 103 m² | £641/m² | 2 |
| 27, Close LaneTerraced | Jul 2026 | £224,000 | 84 m² | £2,667/m² | 1 |
| 31, Close LaneTerraced | Dec 2023 | £210,000 | 97 m² | £2,165/m² | 2 |
| 39, Close LaneTerraced | Aug 2014 | £143,000 | 101 m² | £1,416/m² | 3 |
| 41a, Close LaneDetached | Oct 2014 | £320,000 | 171 m² | £1,871/m² | 1 |
| 43, Close LaneDetached | Dec 2011 | £200,000 | 134 m² | £1,493/m² | 2 |
| 45, Close LaneSemi-detached | Feb 2016 | £194,000 | 78 m² | £2,487/m² | 2 |
| 47, Close LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2023 | £270,000 | 110 m² | £2,455/m² | 3 |
| 51, Close LaneDetached | May 2006 | £300,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 53, Close LaneDetached | Dec 2001 | £145,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 55, Close LaneDetached | Jul 2020 | £502,500 | 274 m² | £1,834/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Alsager, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 115k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Crewe.
The nearest bus stop is Close Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 103); 7 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Cranberry Academy, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Alsager School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 51.9 · 15.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Joseph's College (14.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.7 km away, with Spar closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Cedars Medical Centre (2.0 km), with Alsager Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.9 km).
For a haircut, Biddle Barbers is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Leighton Hospital, 11 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 71% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
BAE Systems is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and The Plough Inn the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 304 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hassall Road Play Area, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Alsager Leisure Centre (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 29 km away.
Most households own their home, 9% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
6 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Congleton constituency: Sarah Russell MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,387 (6.8%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 16%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
5 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near ST7 2JS →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Close Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 53 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.2% | 88.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.7% | 5.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 59 min
Nearest: Alton Towers · about 40 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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