# CW3 9QR: area report for a postcode in Newcastle-under-Lyme

CW3 9QR is a postcode in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

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 Newcastle-under-Lyme. Open the map at CW3 9QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) › [CW3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw3) › [CW3 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw3-9)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **Longport, 10 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **No property in CW3 9QR 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=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **£209,112 average price**: For the whole of Newcastle-under-Lyme, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW3 9QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CW3 9QR**: Road 56 dB, rail 60 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-offley-cofe-vc-primary-school-e124289) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Madeley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madeley-high-school-e140154) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-meadows-primary-school-e145098) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £249,660 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2024 | £97,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| July 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| June 2023 | £158,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| June 2025 | £167,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MADELEY PRACTICE (560 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (770 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £209,112** (July 2026). Newcastle-under-Lyme’s average house price was £209,112 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,723** (2025). Full-time workers living in Newcastle-under-Lyme earned a median of £35,723 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 86th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.9×** (2025). A home in Newcastle-under-Lyme costs 5.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 89th most 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: 19.0** (2025). Newcastle-under-Lyme has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 148th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.5** (2025). Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C has a deprivation score of 14.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,839th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,469** (2021). Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C had 1,469 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,522nd least 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: 75.4%** (January 2026). In Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C, 75.4% 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.

## CW3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £318,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CW3 was £318,000 in 2025. Joint 985th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,631** (2021). CW3 had 9,631 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 696th least 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: 47%** (2022). About 47% of people in CW3 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: 61.3%** (January 2026). In CW3, 61.3% 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: [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme)
- Centre: 52.9949, -2.3431

Council: [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-under-lyme) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newcastle-under-lyme): Adam Jogee (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=-2.3431,52.9949,CW39QR

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