CW4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Holmes Chapel and Goostrey, 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 CW4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CW4, 73.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CW4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CW4 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CW4 at a rate of 29.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.4 per 1,000 people across CW.
In August 2026 alone, 33 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CW4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (166), other crime (82) and anti-social behaviour (24).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CW4 was 32.5 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 CW4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CW4 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- 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 CW4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East 022B | 2,394 | 20.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 62.7% |
| Cheshire East 022C | 1,600 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 59.3% |
| Cheshire East 023A | 1,537 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.8% |
| Cheshire East 023B | 1,575 | 22.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 49.9% |
| Cheshire East 023C | 1,739 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.1% |
| Cheshire East 023D | 1,818 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.4% |
MPs for CW4
- Sarah RussellLabourMP for Congleton95% of CW4’s postcodes
- Esther McVeyConservativeMP for Tatton4.7% of CW4’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 CW41
Postcode sectors in CW42
Council1
Postcode districts next to CW45
Nearest rail stations3
More in the CW postcode area2
CW4 in brief
CW4 is a postcode district covering Holmes Chapel and Goostrey, in Cheshire East.
About 11,007 people lived in CW4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £387,498 in 2025 across 208 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 29.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CW4 was £387,498 in 2025.
CW4 had 10,653 usual residents at the census.
In CW4, 73.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CW4, 1.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.