"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity, to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources, of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life. But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education, on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke, Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.

This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for Cheshire East.

Population claiming Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance

Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty

Poverty index

This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1. A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.

1 - Very High
0.75 - High
0.5 - Average
0.25 - Low
0 - Very Low
Alderley Edge 0.143Alsager 0.143Audlem 0.143Bollington 0.143Brereton Rural 0.143Broken Cross and Upton 0.143Bunbury 0.143Chelford 0.143Congleton East 0.143Congleton West 0.143Crewe Central 0.143Crewe East 0.143Crewe North 0.143Crewe St Barnabas 0.143Crewe South 0.143Crewe West 0.143Dane Valley 0.143Disley 0.143Gawsworth 0.143Handforth 0.143Haslington 0.143High Legh 0.143Knutsford 0.143Leighton 0.143Macclesfield Central 0.143Macclesfield East 0.143Macclesfield Hurdsfield 0.143Macclesfield South 0.143Macclesfield Tytherington 0.143Macclesfield West and Ivy 0.143Middlewich 0.143Mobberley 0.143Nantwich North and West 0.143Nantwich South and Stapeley 0.143Odd Rode 0.143Poynton East and Pott Shrigley 0.143Poynton West and Adlington 0.143Prestbury 0.143Sandbach Elworth 0.143Sandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock 0.143Sandbach Heath and East 0.143Sandbach Town 0.143Shavington 0.143Sutton 0.143Willaston and Rope 0.143Wilmslow Dean Row 0.143Wilmslow East 0.143Wilmslow Lacey Green 0.143Wilmslow West and Chorley 0.143Wistaston 0.143Wrenbury 0.143Wybunbury 0.143

How to interpret the index

In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those places, however.

How we calculate the index

The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall somewhere in between. We create an average index across 6 metrics

This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Cheshire East.

Rates of unemployment and economic inactivity over time

What's on this chart?

This chart shows labour market statistics for Cheshire East.

Dataset

Labour market economic activity
Unemployment rate
Economic inactivity rate
YearJun 2005Jun 2008Jun 2011Jun 2014Jun 2017Jun 2020Jun 2023% of population010152025305Unemployment rate 2004-12-01: 2Unemployment rate 2005-03-01: 2.8Unemployment rate 2005-06-01: 2.9Unemployment rate 2005-09-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2005-12-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2006-03-01: 3Unemployment rate 2006-06-01: 3.1Unemployment rate 2006-09-01: 3.7Unemployment rate 2006-12-01: 4Unemployment rate 2007-03-01: 4Unemployment rate 2007-06-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2007-09-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2007-12-01: 3.4Unemployment rate 2008-03-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2008-06-01: 3.6Unemployment rate 2008-09-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2008-12-01: 4.2Unemployment rate 2009-03-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2009-06-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2009-09-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2009-12-01: 5.1Unemployment rate 2010-03-01: 5.4Unemployment rate 2010-06-01: 4.7Unemployment rate 2010-09-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2010-12-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2011-03-01: 6Unemployment rate 2011-06-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2011-09-01: 5.9Unemployment rate 2011-12-01: 6.7Unemployment rate 2012-03-01: 6.2Unemployment rate 2012-06-01: 6.5Unemployment rate 2012-09-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2012-12-01: 5.8Unemployment rate 2013-03-01: 7.1Unemployment rate 2013-06-01: 7.3Unemployment rate 2013-09-01: 6.9Unemployment rate 2013-12-01: 7Unemployment rate 2014-03-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2014-06-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2014-09-01: 3.4Unemployment rate 2014-12-01: 3.4Unemployment rate 2015-03-01: 3Unemployment rate 2015-06-01: 2.6Unemployment rate 2015-09-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2015-12-01: 3.4Unemployment rate 2016-03-01: 2.8Unemployment rate 2016-06-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2016-09-01: 4Unemployment rate 2016-12-01: 4.5Unemployment rate 2017-03-01: 4.4Unemployment rate 2017-06-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2017-09-01: 2.5Unemployment rate 2017-12-01: 1.3Unemployment rate 2018-03-01: 2.7Unemployment rate 2018-06-01: 2.5Unemployment rate 2018-09-01: 2.4Unemployment rate 2018-12-01: 2.8Unemployment rate 2019-03-01: 2.7Unemployment rate 2019-06-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2019-09-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2019-12-01: 5Unemployment rate 2020-03-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2020-06-01: 3.3Unemployment rate 2020-09-01: 3.9Unemployment rate 2020-12-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2021-03-01: 4Unemployment rate 2021-06-01: 5Unemployment rate 2021-09-01: 4.9Unemployment rate 2021-12-01: 3.2Unemployment rate 2022-03-01: 4.8Unemployment rate 2022-06-01: 4.3Unemployment rate 2022-09-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2022-12-01: 4.1Unemployment rate 2023-03-01: 3.5Unemployment rate 2023-06-01: 3Economic inactivity rate 2004-12-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2005-03-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2005-06-01: 22.3Economic inactivity rate 2005-09-01: 21.8Economic inactivity rate 2005-12-01: 22.1Economic inactivity rate 2006-03-01: 20.5Economic inactivity rate 2006-06-01: 19.4Economic inactivity rate 2006-09-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2006-12-01: 18.9Economic inactivity rate 2007-03-01: 17.7Economic inactivity rate 2007-06-01: 19.3Economic inactivity rate 2007-09-01: 18.8Economic inactivity rate 2007-12-01: 19.6Economic inactivity rate 2008-03-01: 21.1Economic inactivity rate 2008-06-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2008-09-01: 20.8Economic inactivity rate 2008-12-01: 21.8Economic inactivity rate 2009-03-01: 22.3Economic inactivity rate 2009-06-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2009-09-01: 21.9Economic inactivity rate 2009-12-01: 23.3Economic inactivity rate 2010-03-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2010-06-01: 22.9Economic inactivity rate 2010-09-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2010-12-01: 22.8Economic inactivity rate 2011-03-01: 21.9Economic inactivity rate 2011-06-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2011-09-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2011-12-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-03-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-06-01: 20.5Economic inactivity rate 2012-09-01: 22.3Economic inactivity rate 2012-12-01: 20.6Economic inactivity rate 2013-03-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2013-06-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2013-09-01: 21.5Economic inactivity rate 2013-12-01: 23.7Economic inactivity rate 2014-03-01: 24Economic inactivity rate 2014-06-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2014-09-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2014-12-01: 21.9Economic inactivity rate 2015-03-01: 23.1Economic inactivity rate 2015-06-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2015-09-01: 22.4Economic inactivity rate 2015-12-01: 22.4Economic inactivity rate 2016-03-01: 20.5Economic inactivity rate 2016-06-01: 20.5Economic inactivity rate 2016-09-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2016-12-01: 20Economic inactivity rate 2017-03-01: 20.1Economic inactivity rate 2017-06-01: 20.7Economic inactivity rate 2017-09-01: 22.7Economic inactivity rate 2017-12-01: 23.1Economic inactivity rate 2018-03-01: 22.5Economic inactivity rate 2018-06-01: 22.6Economic inactivity rate 2018-09-01: 21.6Economic inactivity rate 2018-12-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2019-03-01: 18.4Economic inactivity rate 2019-06-01: 16.5Economic inactivity rate 2019-09-01: 14.9Economic inactivity rate 2019-12-01: 14.8Economic inactivity rate 2020-03-01: 14.6Economic inactivity rate 2020-06-01: 16.8Economic inactivity rate 2020-09-01: 20.4Economic inactivity rate 2020-12-01: 20.3Economic inactivity rate 2021-03-01: 24.5Economic inactivity rate 2021-06-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2021-09-01: 23.7Economic inactivity rate 2021-12-01: 25.2Economic inactivity rate 2022-03-01: 22.2Economic inactivity rate 2022-06-01: 23.4Economic inactivity rate 2022-09-01: 18.3Economic inactivity rate 2022-12-01: 17.7Economic inactivity rate 2023-03-01: 15.1Economic inactivity rate 2023-06-01: 15

Fuel poverty rate by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different areas in Cheshire East. In Cheshire East 20760 of 178465 households are in fuel poverty.

Dataset

Fuel Poverty
44% (highest)
23.5%
3% (lowest)
Alderley Edge 11.4% of households are fuel poorAlsager 9.7% of households are fuel poorAudlem 14.1% of households are fuel poorBollington 11.5% of households are fuel poorBrereton Rural 13.6% of households are fuel poorBroken Cross and Upton 7.7% of households are fuel poorBunbury 14.5% of households are fuel poorChelford 12.8% of households are fuel poorCongleton East 11.0% of households are fuel poorCongleton West 11.1% of households are fuel poorCrewe Central 21.9% of households are fuel poorCrewe East 14.9% of households are fuel poorCrewe North 17.2% of households are fuel poorCrewe St Barnabas 23.0% of households are fuel poorCrewe South 22.5% of households are fuel poorCrewe West 15.4% of households are fuel poorDane Valley 9.3% of households are fuel poorDisley 10.0% of households are fuel poorGawsworth 13.2% of households are fuel poorHandforth 10.8% of households are fuel poorHaslington 8.6% of households are fuel poorHigh Legh 14.2% of households are fuel poorKnutsford 9.5% of households are fuel poorLeighton 3.3% of households are fuel poorMacclesfield Central 17.8% of households are fuel poorMacclesfield East 8.4% of households are fuel poorMacclesfield Hurdsfield 14.9% of households are fuel poorMacclesfield South 13.5% of households are fuel poorMacclesfield Tytherington 7.6% of households are fuel poorMacclesfield West and Ivy 11.6% of households are fuel poorMiddlewich 8.0% of households are fuel poorMobberley 10.6% of households are fuel poorNantwich North and West 10.6% of households are fuel poorNantwich South and Stapeley 8.9% of households are fuel poorOdd Rode 11.6% of households are fuel poorPoynton East and Pott Shrigley 10.0% of households are fuel poorPoynton West and Adlington 9.3% of households are fuel poorPrestbury 11.4% of households are fuel poorSandbach Elworth 8.0% of households are fuel poorSandbach Ettiley Heath and Wheelock 6.4% of households are fuel poorSandbach Heath and East 11.4% of households are fuel poorSandbach Town 10.9% of households are fuel poorShavington 8.4% of households are fuel poorSutton 14.3% of households are fuel poorWillaston and Rope 7.5% of households are fuel poorWilmslow Dean Row 5.5% of households are fuel poorWilmslow East 8.5% of households are fuel poorWilmslow Lacey Green 12.2% of households are fuel poorWilmslow West and Chorley 10.2% of households are fuel poorWistaston 8.8% of households are fuel poorWrenbury 18.5% of households are fuel poorWybunbury 10.0% of households are fuel poor

Median weekly wage by geography

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the median weekly wage for different areas in Cheshire East.

Dataset

Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Weekly Earnings
£463 (lowest)
£563.5
£664 (highest)

Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in Cheshire East. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by savings and investments

No data available at this level

Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in Cheshire East. Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".

Dataset

Jobs below living wage
All (%)
Female (%)
Male (%)
Percentage of jobs below living wage02040Part-TimeFull-TimeAllAll (%) All: 9All (%) Full-Time: 4.7All (%) Part-Time: 24.9Female (%) All: 12.1Female (%) Full-Time: 0Female (%) Part-Time: 24.9Male (%) All: 6Male (%) Full-Time: 0Male (%) Part-Time: 0

Demographic breakdown

Poverty can disproportionately affect certain groups. This section presents analysis of Economic Insecurity with a focus on demographics.

Gender pay gap in different types of work

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in Cheshire East.


Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings (excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.

Dataset

Gender pay gap
Median gap (%)
Mean gap (%)
01215182124369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%) All: 22.4Median gap (%) Full-Time: 19.6Median gap (%) Part-Time: 4.5Mean gap (%) All: 18Mean gap (%) Full-Time: 15.1Mean gap (%) Part-Time: 10.3

People in low income households by ethnic group

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in Cheshire East. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore. This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are unlikely to be reliable.

Dataset

HBAI by ethnic group

No data available at this level

People in low income households by marital status

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in Cheshire East. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on statXplore.

Dataset

No data available at this level

See also the briefing by JRF for Economic security.