CW12 1AY

Congleton West · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Congleton
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW12 1AS 43 m
CW12 1AU 44 m
CW12 1BA 47 m
CW12 1GU 48 m
CW12 1AR 58 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 1AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 1
Latitude
53.163174
Longitude
-2.213483
British National Grid easting
385,824
British National Grid northing
362,914

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Parish or community
E04013181
Westminster constituency
Congleton · E14001178
Output area
E00092828
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 027B · E01018399
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 027 · E02003816

Postcode source versions

Explore CW12

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Bridge Street, Congleton, CW12 1AY 25 February 2026 £125,000
11, Bridge Street, Congleton, CW12 1AY 24 September 2024 £325,000
3, First And Second Floors, Bridge Street, Congleton, CW12 1AY 23 May 2024 £86,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Marlfields Primary School

    Academy converter

    393 m
  2. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    442 m
  3. Daven Primary School

    Academy converter

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,817
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 883
  • Public order 235
  • Anti social behaviour 135
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Shoplifting 95

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
CW12 1 residents
4,860

Age bands in CW12 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

662 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

426 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

1,191 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,220 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

950 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW12 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
94.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94.4%
Gigabit-capable
94.4%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

    29-29A WEST STREET, CONGLETON, CW12 1JP

    ODS code N81027

    231 m

  • MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNTBATTEN WAY, CONGLETON, CW12 1DY

    ODS code N81118

    255 m

  • LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    BROMLEY ROAD, CONGLETON, CW12 1QG

    ODS code N81052

    514 m

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Market Street Alighting Only

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    STR · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Congleton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 027B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,544 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
16
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £182,300 from 6 recorded sales in CW12 1AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire East is £303,387 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Marlfields Primary School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,817 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 883 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.