CW3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Madeley, Audlem and Woore, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cheshire East and Shropshire.
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 CW3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CW3, 61.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CW3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CW3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CW3 at a rate of 43.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.4 per 1,000 people across CW.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CW3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (233), other crime (80) and anti-social behaviour (51).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CW3 was 41.9 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 CW3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CW3 has no single figure. Of its 7 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CW3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East 051A | 1,747 | 23.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.8% |
| Cheshire East 051B | 2,667 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 69.4% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme 013A | 1,242 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 17.6% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme 013B | 1,414 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 48.6% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C | 1,469 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.4% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme 013D | 1,043 | 107.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.3% |
| Shropshire 002E | 1,852 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 63.3% |
MPs for CW3
- Adam JogeeLabourMP for Newcastle-under-Lyme51% of CW3’s postcodes
- Aphra BrandrethConservativeMP for Chester South and Eddisbury36% of CW3’s postcodes
- Helen MorganLiberal DemocratMP for North Shropshire13% of CW3’s postcodes
- Leigh InghamLabourMP for Stafford0.3% of CW3’s postcodes
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 CW32
Postcode sectors in CW32
Councils CW3 covers3
Postcode districts next to CW36
More in the CW postcode area2
CW3 in brief
CW3 is a postcode district covering Madeley, Audlem and Woore, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cheshire East and Shropshire.
About 9,868 people lived in CW3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £318,000 in 2025 across 141 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 43.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CW3 was £318,000 in 2025.
CW3 had 9,631 usual residents at the census.
In CW3, 61.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CW3, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.