# Northwich

Town in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

Northwich is a town in Cheshire West and Chester, North West. Median sale price £225,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 105.6 per 1,000 people. About 19,628 people.

Town. Code E63001592. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

Northwich is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Northwich add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Northwich was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 348th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/northwich#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 18,646** (2021). Northwich had 18,646 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 583rd most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/northwich#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Northwich 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/northwich#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Northwich, 95.5% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/northwich#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63001592) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Northwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63001592) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 420 homes were sold in Northwich in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63001592) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Northwich.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63001592) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Northwich had 18,646 usual residents at the census.

## How Northwich compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Northwich | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £225,000 | joint 75th most expensive | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 18,646 | 63rd least populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.5% | joint 77th lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Northwich safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Northwich at a rate of 105.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 225 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Northwich.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (878), other crime (402) and anti-social behaviour (257).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Northwich was 107.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Northwich, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Northwich has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Northwich

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018714) | 1,978 | 427.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.0% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018715) | 1,670 | 142.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035369) | 1,151 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.3% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035370) | 1,629 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035371) | 1,173 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 018G](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01035372) | 1,558 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018709) | 1,463 | 74.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018710) | 1,419 | 92.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018711) | 1,471 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.9% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018712) | 1,492 | 80.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018716) | 1,553 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018717) | 1,720 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |

## 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.

## Council

[Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

## Postcode districts covering Northwich

[CW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw8), [CW9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw9)

## Middle areas in Northwich

[Greenbank](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/greenbank), [Northwich Central & Winnington](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/northwich-central-and-winnington)

## Towns near Northwich

[Davenham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/davenham), [Winsford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/winsford), [Knutsford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/knutsford), [Middlewich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/middlewich), [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington), [Runcorn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/runcorn)

## Northwich in brief

Northwich is a town in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.
About 19,628 people lived in Northwich in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 420 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 105.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Northwich was £225,000 in 2025.
Northwich had 18,646 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Northwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Northwich, 95.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63001592
- Constituency: [Mid Cheshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/mid-cheshire)
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 5.63 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,628*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 64

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Davenham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/davenham), [Winsford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/winsford), [Knutsford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/knutsford), [Middlewich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/middlewich), [Warrington](https://openindex.co.uk/warrington), [Runcorn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/runcorn)

## Latest updates for Northwich

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63001592

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/northwich, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/northwich#f-house-sales-median-price.

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