CW12 1EY

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 1EJ 22 m
CW12 1EP 44 m
CW12 1ER 59 m
CW12 1ES 80 m
CW12 1RP 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 1EY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 1
Latitude
53.163568
Longitude
-2.209043
British National Grid easting
386,121
British National Grid northing
362,957

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

Explore CW12

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Park Street, Congleton, CW12 1EY 20 June 2008 £87,750
5, Park Street, Congleton, CW12 1EY 20 May 2005 £80,000
5, Park Street, Congleton, CW12 1EY 1 October 2003 £59,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Academy converter

    402 m
  2. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    620 m
  3. Marlfields Primary School

    Academy converter

    668 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,835
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 913
  • Public order 236
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Other theft 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
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 0.1% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    BROMLEY ROAD, CONGLETON, CW12 1QG

    ODS code N81052

    224 m

  • MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNTBATTEN WAY, CONGLETON, CW12 1DY

    ODS code N81118

    233 m

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81027

    519 m

Nearby transport

  • Town Hall

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Mountbatten Way

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Park Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Spragg Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Daven Primary School is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,835 published events cover 12 months, averaging 152.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 913 events.

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