CW8 1JL

Hartford & Greenbank · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW8 1JQ 102 m
CW8 1HW 117 m
CW8 1JR 118 m
CW8 1JY 120 m
CW8 1JP 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW8 1JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 1
Latitude
53.249242
Longitude
-2.531993
British National Grid easting
364,600
British National Grid northing
372,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012556
Westminster constituency
Mid Cheshire · E14001361
Output area
E00094438
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 020B · E01018710
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 020 · E02003881

Postcode source versions

Explore CW8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. St Nicholas Catholic High School

    Voluntary aided school

    325 m
  2. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    325 m
  3. Greenbank School

    Community special school

    366 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 550
  • Public order 132
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Criminal damage and arson 61
  • Shoplifting 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW8 1 residents
9,153

Age bands in CW8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,530 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

922 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

2,260 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,673 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

1,922 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • FIRDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FIRDALE ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW8 4AZ

    ODS code N81025

    624 m

  • DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 5HR

    ODS code N81087

    1.7 km

  • WATLING STREET SURGERY

    2 WATLING STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5EX

    ODS code N81055

    1.7 km

  • WITTON STREET SURGERY

    162 WITTON STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5QU

    ODS code N81061

    2.4 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY, BARNTON, NORTHWICH, CW8 4LF

    ODS code N81067

    2.6 km

  • MIDDLEWICH ROAD SURGERY

    163-165 MIDDLEWICH ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 7DB

    ODS code N81113

    3.0 km

  • THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY

    NORTHWICH ROAD, WEAVERHAM, NORTHWICH, CW8 3EU

    ODS code N81051

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Greenbank Estate

    BCT · Greenbank

    0.0 miles
  • St Nicholas RC High School

    BCT · Greenbank

    0.1 miles
  • St Nicholas RC High School

    BCT · Greenbank

    0.1 miles
  • St Nicholas RC High School

    BCT · Greenbank

    0.1 miles
  • St Nicholas RC High School

    BCT · Greenbank

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 020B, 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

6,835 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Nicholas Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 325 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 550 events.

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