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CW area guide

Who lives in CW, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Population
397,608 (2024)
At a glance

What CW is like

The CW postcode area in North West covers 9,846 live postcodes and is home to about 397,608 people in 161,825 households. 71.5% of households own their home, 15.1% rent privately and 12% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 57.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in CW sold for a median of £260,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CW compares

Headline figures for CW, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 24.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£260,000

Median over 4,557 sales in CW, −0.4% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
93%

Rated good or better across 157 inspected schools in CW.

Household incomeMore
£50,828

Average annual income before tax, higher than 44% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CW differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    21.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    71.5% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

CW FAQs

01
Is CW a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.5 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 24.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in CW?

The median sale price over the last year was £260,000.

Homes in CW sold for a median of £260,000 across 4,557 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is CW safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around CW, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in CW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.6% of residents. 71.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (37.7%).
05
Which council covers CW?

The local authority for CW is Cheshire East.

CW comes under Cheshire East in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is CW?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Sandbach Rail Station, 2.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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