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

CW8 4ZW 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 4ZW 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

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 018D: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **Greenbank, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **No property in CW8 4ZW 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=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 018D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW8 4ZW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **Low road and rail noise at CW8 4ZW**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **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=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rosebank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosebank-school-e111513) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winnington-park-community-primary-and-nursery-school-e111212) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnton-community-nursery-and-primary-school-e144058) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 82% 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 | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-weaverham-e111341) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Russett School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-russett-school-e142302) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, December 2023 | – |
| [Weaverham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weaverham-primary-academy-e146642) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-school-e111471) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £248,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2026 | £162,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| December 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (660 m)
- Pharmacies: BARNTON PHARMACY (570 m); WELL (660 m)
- Dental practices: WHITE THE DENTIST (840 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Winnington - District Centre (200 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Barnton (720 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 018D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 018D has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 018D was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,151** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 018D had 1,151 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,970th least 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 018D, 96.3% 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: 53.2658, -2.5426

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=-2.5426,53.2658,CW84ZW

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