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CW12 1GU

Congleton West · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW12 1AS 16 m
CW12 1XD 19 m
CW12 1AP 44 m
CW12 1AY 48 m
CW12 1AU 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 1GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 1
Latitude
53.163605
Longitude
-2.213530
British National Grid easting
385,821
British National Grid northing
362,962

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Congleton West · E05008619
Parish or community
E04013181
Westminster constituency
Congleton · E14001178
Output area
E00092855
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. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

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    399 m

  2. Marlfields Primary School

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    423 m

  3. Daven Primary School

    Academy converter

    631 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,822
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 886
  • Public order 237
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Shoplifting 95

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNTBATTEN WAY, CONGLETON, CW12 1DY

    ODS code N81118

    219 m

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81027

    219 m

  • LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    BROMLEY ROAD, CONGLETON, CW12 1QG

    ODS code N81052

    521 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Congleton

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    STR · Congleton

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCE · Congleton

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station Alighting Only

    BCS · Congleton

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,822 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 886 events.

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