CW12 2PN

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 2PL 362 m
CW12 3PE 721 m
CW12 3QH 787 m
CW12 2PE 834 m
CW12 2PH 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 2PN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 2
Latitude
53.186259
Longitude
-2.161055
British National Grid easting
389,335
British National Grid northing
365,473

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
E00184561
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 026A · E01018395
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 026 · E02003815

Postcode source versions

Explore CW12

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wood Cottage, Buxton Road, Congleton, CW12 2PN 30 August 2024 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Havannah Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  2. Bosley St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  3. Buglawton Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.2% 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

    4.0 km

  • MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNTBATTEN WAY, CONGLETON, CW12 1DY

    ODS code N81118

    4.1 km

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81027

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Buxton Road

    BCT · North Rode

    0.4 miles
  • St Michael's Church

    BCT · North Rode

    0.7 miles
  • The Smithy

    BCT · North Rode

    0.8 miles
  • The Smithy

    BCT · North Rode

    0.8 miles
  • Bosley Locks

    BCT · Bosley

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 026A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,560 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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 £400,000 from 1 recorded sale in CW12 2PN. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Havannah Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

28 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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