CW12 1XJ

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 1NW 49 m
CW12 1NF 66 m
CW12 1TA 67 m
CW12 1JF 84 m
CW12 1YZ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 1XJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 1
Latitude
53.168443
Longitude
-2.212372
British National Grid easting
385,900
British National Grid northing
363,500

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
E00092863
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 027D · E01018403
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
15
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    363 m
  2. Esland Daven School

    Other independent special school

    744 m
  3. Opal Education

    Other independent special school

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,858
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 918
  • Public order 238
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Other theft 96

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

    377 m

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81027

    597 m

  • LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    BROMLEY ROAD, CONGLETON, CW12 1QG

    ODS code N81052

    743 m

Nearby transport

  • Norbury Drive

    BCT · Lower Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Rutland Close

    BCT · Lower Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Norbury Drive

    BCT · Lower Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Antrobus Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.2 miles
  • Somerset Close

    BCT · Lower Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 027D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,214 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,858 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 918 events.

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