# CW8 3LQ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CW8 3LQ 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 CW8 3LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw8) › [CW8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 019A: 30 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **Acton Bridge (Cheshire), 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **No property in CW8 3LQ 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=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW8 3LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CW8 3LQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **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=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ
- **11.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Weaverham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weaverham-primary-academy-e146642) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Weaverham Forest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weaverham-forest-primary-school-e111054) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Russett School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-russett-school-e142302) | Special | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2023 | – |
| [Weaverham High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weaverham-high-school-e149614) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 53.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-weaverham-e111341) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Little Leigh Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-leigh-primary-school-e146202) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rosebank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosebank-school-e111513) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnton-community-nursery-and-primary-school-e144058) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £192,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2023 | £182,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £177,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2023 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2023 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY (500 m)
- Pharmacies: WEAVERHAM PHARMACY (500 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (510 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Weaverham Express (490 m, Tesco); Co-op Weaverham (530 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.2** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 019A has a deprivation score of 24.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,590th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £201,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 019A was £201,500 in 2025. Joint 6,815th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,532** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 019A had 1,532 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,782nd 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 019A, 99.4% 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.

## CW8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £272,748** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CW8 was £272,748 in 2025. 933rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,722** (2021). CW8 had 39,722 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 466th 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 CW8 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In CW8, 91.2% 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: 53.2648, -2.5713

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

## Your MP

- [Chester South and Eddisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury): Aphra Brandreth (Conservative), 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=-2.5713,53.2648,CW83LQ

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