CW12 1EX

Congleton West · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW12 1ET 42 m
CW12 1BU 46 m
CW12 1ES 46 m
CW12 1BN 60 m
CW12 1ER 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 1EX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2015
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 1
Latitude
53.163493
Longitude
-2.210822
British National Grid easting
386,002
British National Grid northing
362,949

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
E00092857
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 027C · E01018402
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 027 · E02003816

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

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    477 m
  2. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

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    530 m
  3. Marlfields Primary School

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    560 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,836
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 911
  • Public order 237
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Other theft 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNTBATTEN WAY, CONGLETON, CW12 1DY

    ODS code N81118

    183 m

  • LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    BROMLEY ROAD, CONGLETON, CW12 1QG

    ODS code N81052

    340 m

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81027

    401 m

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Congleton

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Congleton

    0.0 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Congleton

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    STR · Congleton

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station Alighting Only

    BCS · Congleton

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 027C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,541 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Daven Primary School is the nearest published school at 477 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,836 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 911 events.

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