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CW11

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Sandbach, Elworth and Ettiley Heath, in Cheshire East.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CW11 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CW11, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£268,000
883rd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
27,415
1,060th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How CW11 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CW11Middle
Median sale price12 postcode districts, CW · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CW12 areas from £187,500 to £441,250. The middle area is £275,124. CW11 is £268,000.
£268,0005th cheapest
Population12 postcode districts, CW · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CW12 areas from 9,631 to 44,762. The middle area is 33,068. CW11 is 27,415.
27,4155th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage12 postcode districts, CW · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CW12 areas from 61.3% to 95.6%. The middle area is 90.3%. CW11 is 87.6%.
87.6%5th lowest
Claimant rate12 postcode districts, CW · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in CW12 areas from 1.0% to 3.7%. The middle area is 2.0%. CW11 is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 3rd lowest

Is CW11 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CW11 at a rate of 52.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.4 per 1,000 people across CW.

In August 2026 alone, 123 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CW11.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (732), other crime (346) and anti-social behaviour (158).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CW11 was 50.9 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in CW11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CW11 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in CW11

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Cheshire East 030A1,65427.5 per 1,0001098.8%
Cheshire East 030B1,56170.9 per 1,000587.9%
Cheshire East 030C1,28815.6 per 1,00010100.0%
Cheshire East 030D2,06341.9 per 1,0001093.6%
Cheshire East 031A2,62449.0 per 1,000889.9%
Cheshire East 031B2,06621.8 per 1,000999.5%
Cheshire East 031D2,16642.5 per 1,000995.5%
Cheshire East 031E1,30250.8 per 1,000899.3%
Cheshire East 031F1,61094.4 per 1,000989.4%
Cheshire East 032A1,34944.8 per 1,000790.0%
Cheshire East 032B1,42659.2 per 1,000795.8%
Cheshire East 032C1,36024.9 per 1,000995.0%
Cheshire East 032D1,455191.9 per 1,000379.7%
Cheshire East 033C1,49472.0 per 1,000530.7%
Cheshire East 033H1,34232.8 per 1,000784.9%
Cheshire East 033I1,70744.9 per 1,000776.2%
Cheshire East 041D1,93932.1 per 1,000990.0%

MPs for CW11

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in CW113

Postcode sectors in CW115

Council1

Towns in CW112

Postcode districts next to CW115

Nearest rail stations2

More in the CW postcode area2

CW11 in brief

CW11 is a postcode district covering Sandbach, Elworth and Ettiley Heath, in Cheshire East.

About 30,035 people lived in CW11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £268,000 in 2025 across 543 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CW11 was £268,000 in 2025.

CW11 had 27,415 usual residents at the census.

In CW11, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In CW11, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.