# CW12 4QS: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

CW12 4QS 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 4QS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [CW12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw12) › [CW12 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw12-4)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Cheshire East 028B: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **Congleton, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **No property in CW12 4QS 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=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 028B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **£311,897 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW12 4QS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **Low road and rail noise at CW12 4QS**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **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=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Black Firs Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/black-firs-primary-school-e140981) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Quinta Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-quinta-primary-school-e140501) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Congleton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/congleton-high-school-e136655) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Aidenswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aidenswood-school-e125814) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-marys-catholic-primary-school-e141826) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £262,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £275,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £284,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2026 | £250,600 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2023 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WEST HEATH PHARMACY (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Congleton West Heath (440 m, Morrisons); Aldi Sandbach Road Congleton (450 m, Aldi); Iceland Congleton (450 m, Iceland); Tesco Congleton W Rd Express (730 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £311,897** (August 2026). Cheshire East’s average house price was £311,897 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Cheshire East costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 156th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 028B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.1** (2025). Cheshire East 028B has a deprivation score of 4.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 028B was £280,250 in 2025. Joint 14,552nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,855** (2021). Cheshire East 028B had 1,855 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,307th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 028B, 99.7% 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: 53.1688, -2.2379

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), August 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=-2.2379,53.1688,CW124QS

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