Row-of-Trees
Suburb · 28 residents
53Fair
Fair · better than 2 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Affordability scores 76, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 36 per 1,000 people a year against 100
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- Food & drink scores 14, below the typical 60
- Health scores 25, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Row-of-Trees
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Row-of-Trees a good place to live?
Row-of-Trees scores 53/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for affordability (76) and safety (74).
It scores lowest on food & drink (14) and health (25).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Row-of-Trees in North West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Row-of-Trees
Row-of-Trees looks exactly like its name suggests: wide verges, mature planting, detached houses set back from the road, and very few people about. With a population barely above a hundred and a median age in the mid-fifties, this isn't a street where you'll see much pram traffic or hear much noise — it reads as settled, affluent, and quiet, the kind of place people move to rather than through.
The money side of the picture is unambiguous. Sitting in the top income and deprivation deciles nationally, this is among the better-off corners of England, and the property market backs that up — the median sale price of £500,000 is roughly 79% above the wider Cheshire East figure, with detached houses dominating the mix alongside a scatter of terraces, and ownership split fairly evenly between freehold and leasehold. A For Sale board here is less a starter-home signal than a message that you've arrived. For schooling, families look to Alderley Edge Community Primary School and the independent Alderley Edge School for Girls — both within the area's orbit, giving parents a choice between the state and private route without leaving the immediate neighbourhood.
Green space is generous relative to the national average, which suits the demographic — this feels like a walk-the-dog-and-read-the-paper sort of place rather than one built around a bustling high street or restaurant strip, and indeed nightlife is the one visibly weaker grade in an otherwise strong set, a quiet counterpoint to the top marks for safety and affordability. That safety rating deserves a second look: the area logs only a handful of crimes a year in absolute terms, but because the population is so small, the rate per head comes out well above the Cheshire East average. It's a classic small-numbers effect rather than a sign of a troubled street, and the trend is flat rather than worsening, but it's worth knowing rather than skating past. Full-fibre broadband reaches the large majority of homes, so working from one of these houses is a realistic option, not a compromise.