CW8 2GB

Weaver & Cuddington · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Northwich
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW8 2GD 81 m
CW8 2SR 89 m
CW8 2SS 185 m
CW8 2TU 770 m
CW8 3HL 803 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW8 2GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 2
Latitude
53.256453
Longitude
-2.595969
British National Grid easting
360,338
British National Grid northing
373,436

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012564
Output area
E00094530
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 019B · E01018727
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 019 · E02003880

Postcode source versions

Explore CW8

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Hall View Close, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2GB 23 July 2014 £263,000
2, Hall View Close, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2GB 16 August 2010 £188,500
3, Hall View Close, Gorstage, Northwich, CW8 2GB 19 May 2010 £218,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Weaverham High School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Weaverham Forest Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Weaverham Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
153
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Public order 19
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Other theft 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

10 female, 13 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.2% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY

    NORTHWICH ROAD, WEAVERHAM, NORTHWICH, CW8 3EU

    ODS code N81051

    1.4 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY, BARNTON, NORTHWICH, CW8 4LF

    ODS code N81067

    3.8 km

  • FIRDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FIRDALE ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW8 4AZ

    ODS code N81025

    3.9 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

  • Hefferston Grange

    BCT · Weaverham

    0.0 miles
  • Britannia Road

    BCT · Cuddington

    0.6 miles
  • Hanging Gate

    BCT · Weaverham

    0.7 miles
  • Hanging Gate

    BCT · Weaverham

    0.7 miles
  • Acton Bridge Rail Station

    RLY · Acton Bridge

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 019B, 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

29,294 of 33,755

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

24 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Weaverham High School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

153 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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