# CW7 1JR: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CW7 1JR is a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester.

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 West and Chester. Open the map at CW7 1JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CW7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw7) › [CW7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 042D: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **Winsford, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **No property in CW7 1JR 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=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 042D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW7 1JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CW7 1JR**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **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=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Darnhall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darnhall-primary-school-e111133) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jefferson House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jefferson-house-e142332) | Independent | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Over Hall Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/over-hall-community-school-e140097) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St. Chad's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-church-of-england-primary-school-e111262) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oaklands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaklands-school-e111504) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150173) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hebden Green Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hebden-green-community-school-e150904) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [Winsford High Street Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winsford-high-street-community-primary-school-e111057) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £212,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £177,475 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2023 | £112,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £189,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LAUNCESTON CLOSE SURGERY (800 m)
- Pharmacies: PONDA'S CHEMISTS (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Winsford Cheviot Square (910 m, Morrisons); Heron Foods Winsford (940 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,104** (July 2026). Cheshire West and Chester’s average house price was £270,104 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire West and Chester earned a median of £41,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 109th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire West and Chester costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th 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: 17.7** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 134th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cheshire West and Chester 042D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.6** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 042D has a deprivation score of 13.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,893rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 042D was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,363** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 042D had 2,363 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,644th 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 042D, 97.7% 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.

## CW7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CW7 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,600** (2021). CW7 had 34,600 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 672nd 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CW7 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: 95.6%** (January 2026). In CW7, 95.6% 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 West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Centre: 53.1794, -2.5321

Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Mid Cheshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-cheshire): Andrew Cooper (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=-2.5321,53.1794,CW71JR

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