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CW4 8BD area guide

Who lives in CW4 8BD, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton
Council: Cheshire East
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 2,583 (2024)

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At a glance

What CW4 8BD is like

CW4 8BD is a postcode in the Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton neighbourhood of Cheshire East. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 2,583 people. 81.7% of households own their home, 9.4% rent privately and 5.5% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 30–34, and 68.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in CW4 8 sold for a median of £497,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CW4 8BD compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle — 19.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£497,500

Median over 53 sales in CW4 8, −0.5% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.2/ 10

Poor — 0 stations within a mile, 1 bus stop within 800m.

SchoolsMore

80%

of 5 rated schools nearest are good or better.

Household incomeMore

£48,956

Average a year, before tax — higher than 38% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
A young populationPositive
23% of residents are 20 to 34 — the age group that rents most — against 19.6% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
81.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

CW4 8BD FAQs

Is CW4 8BD a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 7.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in CW4 8BD?

The median sale price over the last year was £497,500.

Homes in CW4 8 sold for a median of £497,500 across 53 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is CW4 8BD safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around CW4 8BD, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in CW4 8BD?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 30–34, at 9.7% of residents. 81.7% of households own their home. The most common home is detached (49.7%).

Which council covers CW4 8BD?

CW4 8BD is in Cheshire East.

CW4 8BD is in Cheshire East, in North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CW4 8BD?

Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10.

There are 1 bus stop within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.2 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Holmes Chapel 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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