# CW9 7NW: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CW9 7NW 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 7NW 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 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw9-7)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 018C: 143 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **Lostock Gralam, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **2 of 17 properties in CW9 7NW at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 10 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **£270,534 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW9 7NW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **Low road and rail noise at CW9 7NW**: Road 51 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **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=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW
- **15.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lostock Gralam CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lostock-gralam-cofe-primary-school-e152085) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | – |
| [The Rudheath Senior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rudheath-senior-academy-e137582) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 32.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Victoria Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-school-e143164) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rudheath Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rudheath-primary-academy-and-nursery-e139379) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wincham Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wincham-community-primary-school-e111160) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £149,995 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £279,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2023 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £149,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £132,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2023 | £95,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| July 2024 | £143,995 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lostock Gralam (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)

## 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 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.2** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 018C has a deprivation score of 28.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,184th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 018C was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,670** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 018C had 1,670 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,801st 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 018C, 99.1% 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: 53.2665, -2.4780

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=-2.4780,53.2665,CW97NW

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