CW12 2AA

Congleton East · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW12 2QX 40 m
CW12 2FT 47 m
CW12 2DN 51 m
CW12 2AE 66 m
CW12 2DW 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 2AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 2
Latitude
53.168425
Longitude
-2.202320
British National Grid easting
386,572
British National Grid northing
363,496

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
E00184544
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 026C · E01018400
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 026 · E02003815

Postcode source versions

Explore CW12

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Brook Street, Congleton, CW12 2AA 17 November 2022 £192,000
44, Brook Street, Congleton, CW12 2AA 17 March 2006 £180,000
44, Brook Street, Congleton, CW12 2AA 6 February 2002 £99,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Other independent special school

    191 m
  2. Opal Education

    Other independent special school

    341 m
  3. Buglawton Primary School

    Community school

    543 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 895
  • Public order 233
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Shoplifting 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
CW12 2 residents
5,836

Age bands in CW12 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

992 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

494 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,462 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,679 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,425 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW12 2 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

  • LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    BROMLEY ROAD, CONGLETON, CW12 1QG

    ODS code N81052

    641 m

  • MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNTBATTEN WAY, CONGLETON, CW12 1DY

    ODS code N81118

    712 m

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81027

    1.1 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • King Street

    BCT · Buglawton

    0.1 miles
  • King Street

    BCT · Buglawton

    0.1 miles
  • Lambs House School

    BCT · Buglawton

    0.1 miles
  • Fox Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.2 miles
  • Fox Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 026C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,650 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £192,000 from 1 recorded sale in CW12 2AA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire East is £303,387 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Esland Daven School is the nearest published school at 191 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 895 events.

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