CW8 2ES

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
CW8 2EP 437 m
CW8 2ET 559 m
CW8 2EW 876 m
CW8 2EN 1.1 km
CW8 2EL 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW8 2ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 2
Latitude
53.214731
Longitude
-2.614542
British National Grid easting
359,059
British National Grid northing
368,805

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

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bracken House, Tarporley Road, Oakmere, Northwich, CW8 2ES 17 February 2020 £120,000
Bracken House, Tarporley Road, Oakmere, Northwich, CW8 2ES 31 July 2000 £190,000
Firow House, Tarporley Road, Oakmere, Northwich, CW8 2ES 31 July 2000 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Cuddington Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. Petty Pool College

    Special post 16 institution

    2.5 km
  3. Sandiway Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 11
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
10%
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.

Nearby transport

  • The Hollies Farm Shop

    BCT · Little Budworth

    0.8 miles
  • The Hollies Farm Shop

    BCT · Little Budworth

    0.8 miles
  • Shell Garage

    BCT · Oakmere

    0.9 miles
  • Oakmere Country Park

    BCT · Oakmere

    1.0 miles
  • Oakmere Country Park

    BCT · Oakmere

    1.0 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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cuddington Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 11 events.

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