# CW9 5LH: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CW9 5LH 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 CW9 5LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [CW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw9) › [CW9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw9-5)

## Around this postcode

- **71 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 27% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 018B: 428 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **Northwich, 590 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **No property in CW9 5LH 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=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **83.3% can get gigabit broadband at CW9 5LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **Low road and rail noise at CW9 5LH**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **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=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Adventure Wellbeing School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adventure-wellbeing-school-e151622) | Special | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Victoria Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-school-e143164) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/witton-church-walk-cofe-aided-nursery-and-primary-school-e111389) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Everly East Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/everly-east-academy-e152730) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Charles Darwin Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charles-darwin-community-primary-school-e111053) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-deanes-sixth-form-college-e145748) | Sixth form and further education | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Rudheath Senior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rudheath-senior-academy-e137582) | Secondary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 32.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winnington-park-community-primary-and-nursery-school-e111212) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £143,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £168,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2026 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| May 2024 | £134,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| April 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2024 | £85,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Northwich (590 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WITTON STREET SURGERY (160 m); WATLING STREET SURGERY (690 m); DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE (790 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (180 m); BOOTS (540 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (580 m); WELL (790 m); DANEBRIDGE PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); MRS MJ BRINDLEY (340 m); BRUNNER COURT DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); DENTAL SURGERY (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Northwich (240 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Greenbank Northwich (250 m, Aldi); Lidl Greenbank Northwich (300 m, Lidl); Iceland Northwich (450 m, Iceland); Asda Barons Quay, Nortthwich Supermarket (490 m, Asda)

## 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 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.9** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 018B has a deprivation score of 42.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,837th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £123,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 018B was £123,750 in 2025. Joint 1,005th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,978** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 018B had 1,978 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,670th 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: 85.0%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 018B, 85.0% 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.

## CW9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £277,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CW9 was £277,500 in 2025. Joint 975th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,199** (2021). CW9 had 35,199 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 644th 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 CW9 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In CW9, 95.0% 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: 53.2638, -2.5049

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=-2.5049,53.2638,CW95LH

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