CW12 4EL

Congleton West · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW12 4DN 37 m
CW12 4EE 51 m
CW12 4DW 62 m
CW12 4DU 73 m
CW12 4DX 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW12 4EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW12
Postcode sector
CW12 4
Latitude
53.163699
Longitude
-2.221009
British National Grid easting
385,321
British National Grid northing
362,974

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
E00092838
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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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4 The Green, Astbury Street, Congleton, CW12 4EL 2 April 2024 £130,000
3 The Green, Astbury Street, Congleton, CW12 4EL 20 October 2023 £142,500
5 The Green, Astbury Street, Congleton, CW12 4EL 3 December 2021 £127,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Aidenswood School

    Other independent special school

    240 m
  2. Marlfields Primary School

    Academy converter

    368 m
  3. Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    426 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 762
  • Public order 216
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Shoplifting 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.4
CW12 4 residents
12,156

Age bands in CW12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,963 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

1,067 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

2,869 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

3,408 residents

Age 65 and over
25.5%

3,184 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW12 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • READESMOOR MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81027

    282 m

  • MEADOWSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    MOUNTBATTEN WAY, CONGLETON, CW12 1DY

    ODS code N81118

    660 m

  • LAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    BROMLEY ROAD, CONGLETON, CW12 1QG

    ODS code N81052

    1.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Booth Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Booth Street

    BCT · Congleton

    0.1 miles
  • Kwik Fit Garage

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Kwik Fit Garage

    BCT · West Heath

    0.2 miles
  • West Street

    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.

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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £128,750 from 4 recorded sales in CW12 4EL. 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

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Aidenswood School is the nearest published school at 240 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 762 events.

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