# CW7 4BZ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CW7 4BZ 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 4BZ 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 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw7-4)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 042A: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **Winsford, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **No property in CW7 4BZ 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=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 042A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **£270,534 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW7 4BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CW7 4BZ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **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=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St. Chad's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-church-of-england-primary-school-e111262) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wharton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wharton-cofe-primary-school-e135635) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winsford High Street Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winsford-high-street-community-primary-school-e111057) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-wood-community-nursery-and-primary-school-e150472) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jefferson House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jefferson-house-e142332) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Winsford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winsford-academy-e136184) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 32.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Darnhall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darnhall-primary-school-e111133) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grange Community Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-community-nursery-and-primary-school-e146538) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £142,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £162,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £154,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £117,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £337,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SWANLOW MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m); HIGH STREET PRACTICE WINSFORD (810 m); THE WEAVER VALE SURGERY (810 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (650 m); PONDA'S CHEMISTS (650 m); ASDA PHARMACY (670 m); WELL (810 m)
- Dental practices: JUBILEE WAY (DENTAL SURGERY) (650 m); DENE DRIVE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (810 m); PARKHOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Winsford Superstore (670 m, Asda); Morrisons Wharton Winsford (850 m, Morrisons); Farmfoods Winsford (860 m, Farmfoods); Aldi Dene Drive (910 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,534** (August 2026). Cheshire West and Chester’s average house price was £270,534 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 129th most 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: 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 042A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.5** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 042A has a deprivation score of 22.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,748th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 042A was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,974** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 042A had 1,974 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,746th 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 042A, 97.4% 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.

## 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: 53.1896, -2.5184

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), 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=-2.5184,53.1896,CW74BZ

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