# CW8 4RQ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CW8 4RQ 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 4RQ 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 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw8-4)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 70% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 018E: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **Greenbank, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **No property in CW8 4RQ 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=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 018E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW8 4RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CW8 4RQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **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=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winnington-park-community-primary-and-nursery-school-e111212) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Charles Darwin Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-darwin-community-primary-school-e111053) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Everly East Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/everly-east-academy-e152730) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hartford Church of England High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartford-church-of-england-high-school-e138148) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Elmy Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmy-hall-school-e152370) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-school-e111471) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Greenbank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenbank-school-e111503) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Nicholas Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicholas-catholic-high-school-e111450) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £278,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2026 | £360,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £262,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £257,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: CHESTER ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Winnington - District Centre (510 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 018E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.0** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 018E has a deprivation score of 4.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,852nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 018E was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,629** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 018E had 1,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,713th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 018E, 99.7% 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.

## 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: 53.2627, -2.5348

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=-2.5348,53.2627,CW84RQ

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