CW12 1JW

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 1JS 10 m
CW12 1JR 41 m
CW12 1JN 45 m
CW12 1AH 69 m
CW12 4BE 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 1JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2015
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 1
Latitude
53.163197
Longitude
-2.215741
British National Grid easting
385,673
British National Grid northing
362,917

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
E00092836
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 027A · E01018398
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. Marlfields Primary School

    Academy converter

    295 m
  2. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    385 m
  3. Aidenswood School

    Other independent special school

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,801
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 879
  • Public order 232
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 122
  • 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81027

    96 m

  • MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNTBATTEN WAY, CONGLETON, CW12 1DY

    ODS code N81118

    359 m

  • LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    BROMLEY ROAD, CONGLETON, CW12 1QG

    ODS code N81052

    665 m

Nearby transport

  • West Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.0 miles
  • West Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Antrobus Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Congleton

    0.2 miles
  • Market Street Alighting Only

    BCT · Congleton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 027A, 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

7,372 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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. Marlfields Primary School is the nearest published school at 295 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,801 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 879 events.

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