CW8 2DD

Winsford Over & Verdin · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Northwich
Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW7 2BF 298 m
CW8 2BY 355 m
CW8 2BZ 499 m
CW7 2QB 782 m
CW7 2QE 787 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW8 2DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 2
Latitude
53.212479
Longitude
-2.588814
British National Grid easting
360,775
British National Grid northing
368,540

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04011187
Westminster constituency
Mid Cheshire · E14001361
Output area
E00094360
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 024E · E01018692
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 024 · E02003884

Postcode source versions

Explore CW8

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, The Paddocks, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2DD 7 August 2025 £915,000
12, The Paddocks, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2DD 28 February 2025 £770,000
11, The Paddocks, Whitegate, Northwich, CW8 2DD 19 November 2024 £725,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Petty Pool College

    Special post 16 institution

    1.6 km
  2. Whitegate CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  3. Cuddington Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

15 female, 20 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.5
CW8 2 residents
10,268

Age bands in CW8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,622 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

821 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.5%

2,001 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

3,073 residents

Age 65 and over
26.8%

2,751 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW8 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+
66.7%
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

4

within 5 km

  • LAUNCESTON CLOSE SURGERY

    9-10 LAUNCESTON CLOSE, WINSFORD, CW7 1LY

    ODS code N81074

    4.5 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE WINSFORD

    DENE DRIVE, WINSFORD, CW7 1AT

    ODS code N81040

    4.6 km

  • SWANLOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    DENE DRIVE, WINSFORD, CW7 1AT

    ODS code N81024

    4.6 km

  • THE WEAVER VALE SURGERY

    DENE DRIVE, WINSFORD, CW7 1AT

    ODS code N81127

    4.6 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

  • Picnic Site

    BCT · Marton Green

    0.5 miles
  • Picnic Site

    BCT · Marton Green

    0.5 miles
  • Spanns Garage

    BCT · Whitegate

    0.7 miles
  • The Beeches

    BCT · Foxwist Green

    0.8 miles
  • Cornhill Farm

    BCT · Common Side

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 024E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,981 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £770,000 from 3 recorded sales in CW8 2DD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire West and Chester is £269,039 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Petty Pool College is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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