# CW9 8GY: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

CW9 8GY 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 8GY 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 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 023F: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **Northwich, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **No property in CW9 8GY 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=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 023F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW9 8GY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **Low road and rail noise at CW9 8GY**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **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=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-john-deanes-sixth-form-college-e145748) | Sixth form and further education | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The County High School, Leftwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-county-high-school-leftwich-e138743) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leftwich Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leftwich-community-primary-school-e148459) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 56% 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 | 1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Victoria Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-road-primary-school-e143164) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsmead Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsmead-primary-school-e134336) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 66% 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 | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £317,186 | Detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £394,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £355,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2025 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £297,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2025 | £326,886 | Detached, new build, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: LEFTWICH PHARMACY (600 m); DANEBRIDGE PHARMACY (880 m); WELL (970 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Northwich 45 Clifton Drive (600 m, Morrisons)

## 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 023F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.3** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 023F has a deprivation score of 8.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,604th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,683** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 023F was £310,683 in 2025. 14,678th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,973** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 023F had 1,973 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,764th 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 023F, 94.7% 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.

## 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: 53.2502, -2.5047

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=-2.5047,53.2502,CW98GY

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