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CW12 3NJ area guide

Who lives in CW12 3NJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Cranage & Goostrey
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,440 (2024)
At a glance

What CW12 3NJ is like

CW12 3NJ is a postcode in the Cranage & Goostrey area of Cheshire East. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,440 people. 78.8% of households own their home, 16.1% rent privately and 4.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 58.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in CW12 3 sold for a median of £308,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CW12 3NJ compares

Headline figures for CW12 3NJ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£308,500

Median over 116 sales in CW12 3, +3.9% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore
75%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore
£62,767

Average annual income before tax, higher than 72% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CW12 3NJ differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    28.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    78.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

CW12 3NJ FAQs

01
Is CW12 3NJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 75% 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 CW12 3NJ?

The median sale price over the last year was £308,500.

Homes in CW12 3 sold for a median of £308,500 across 116 sales in the year to August 2026, +3.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is CW12 3NJ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around CW12 3NJ, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in CW12 3NJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 9.7% of residents. 78.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (58.1%).
05
Which council covers CW12 3NJ?

The local authority for CW12 3NJ is Cheshire East.

CW12 3NJ comes under Cheshire East in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is CW12 3NJ?

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 Congleton Rail Station, 1.7 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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