CW3 9BE

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 9LY 133 m
CW3 9LX 204 m
CW3 9LU 239 m
CW3 9LR 329 m
CW3 9LZ 331 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW3 9BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW3
Postcode sector
CW3 9
Latitude
53.004572
Longitude
-2.317401
British National Grid easting
378,798
British National Grid northing
345,296

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Parish or community
E04008950
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150693
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 013C · E01029574
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
13
Primary
9
Secondary
3
  1. The Meadows Primary School

    Academy converter

    548 m
  2. Madeley High School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 102
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Public order 9
  • Other theft 8

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • MADELEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83015

    1.9 km

  • KEELE PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF KEELE, KEELE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 5BG

    ODS code M83670

    2.9 km

  • SILVERDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VALE PLEASANT, SILVERDALE, NEWCASTLE, ST5 6PS

    ODS code M83034

    3.6 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

  • Honeywall Lane

    BCT · Madeley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Honeywall Lane

    BCT · Madeley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Agger Hill

    BCT · Madeley Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Meadows School

    BCT · Madeley Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Meadows School

    BCT · Madeley Heath

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,837 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Meadows Primary School is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 102 events.

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