CW3 9AQ

Madeley & Betley · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
CW3
Postcode sector
CW3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW3 9BB 294 m
CW3 9AD 346 m
CW3 9AG 358 m
CW3 9AH 376 m
CW3 9AF 394 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW3 9AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW3
Postcode sector
CW3 9
Latitude
53.039921
Longitude
-2.365953
British National Grid easting
375,560
British National Grid northing
349,244

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Parish or community
E04008945
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150610
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 013A · E01029557
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 013 · E02006170

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
2
  1. Betley CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    706 m
  2. Weston Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km
  3. Sir Thomas Boughey Academy

    Academy converter

    4.1 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 9
  • Other theft 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW3 9 residents
6,392

Age bands in CW3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

853 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

567 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

1,171 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,783 residents

Age 65 and over
27.8%

1,684 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • AUDLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH STREET, AUDLEY, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST7 8EW

    ODS code M83054

    4.7 km

  • MADELEY PRACTICE

    MOSS LANE SURGERY, MOSS LANE, MADELEY, CREWE, CW3 9NQ

    ODS code M83015

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • East Lawns

    BCT · Betley

    0.3 miles
  • East Lawns

    BCT · Betley

    0.3 miles
  • Back Lane

    BCT · Betley

    0.3 miles
  • Back Lane

    BCT · Betley

    0.3 miles
  • Common Lane

    BCT · Betley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 013A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,801 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Betley CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 706 m.

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 9 events.

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