# CW12 1HG: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

CW12 1HG is a postcode in Cheshire East.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cheshire East. Open the map at CW12 1HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [CW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw12) › [CW12 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw12-1)

## Around this postcode

- **52 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Cheshire East 027C: 246 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **Congleton, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **No property in CW12 1HG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 027C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **94.1% can get gigabit broadband at CW12 1HG**: Superfast for 94.1%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **Loud road and rail noise at CW12 1HG**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-marys-catholic-primary-school-e141826) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marlfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlfields-primary-school-e140895) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aidenswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aidenswood-school-e125814) | Special | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Daven Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/daven-primary-school-e146995) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Esland Daven School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/esland-daven-school-e149448) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Opal Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/opal-education-e151766) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Eaton Bank Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eaton-bank-academy-e138662) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Buglawton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/buglawton-primary-school-e111033) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £167,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £162,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £152,351 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £171,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £185,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE (210 m); MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE (210 m); LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY (630 m)
- Pharmacies: WEST STREET PHARMACY (200 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (210 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (240 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (420 m); BOOTS (510 m)
- Dental practices: WEST STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (200 m); MOODY TERRACE DENTAL PRACTICE (380 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Congleton (180 m, Morrisons); Tesco Congleton Superstore (460 m, Tesco); M&S Congleton SF (600 m, Marks and Spencer); Farmfoods Congleton (710 m, Farmfoods); Co-op Bromley Road (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £309,121** (July 2026). Cheshire East’s average house price was £309,121 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire East earned a median of £40,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire East costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Cheshire East has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 85th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cheshire East 027C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.6** (2025). Cheshire East 027C has a deprivation score of 27.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,516th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 027C was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 4,219th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,872** (2021). Cheshire East 027C had 1,872 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,860th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.0%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 027C, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CW12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CW12 was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 1,045th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,289** (2021). CW12 had 33,289 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 736th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in CW12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In CW12, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)
- Centre: 53.1651, -2.2146

Council: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Congleton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/congleton): Sarah Russell (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.2146,53.1651,CW121HG

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