CW8 4HL

Northwich Winnington & Castle · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW8 4ZP 79 m
CW8 4EJ 171 m
CW8 4ZW 190 m
CW8 4FA 210 m
CW8 4ZL 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW8 4HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 4
Latitude
53.265783
Longitude
-2.545483
British National Grid easting
363,714
British National Grid northing
374,447

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012556
Westminster constituency
Mid Cheshire · E14001361
Output area
E00188828
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 018D · E01035369
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 018 · E02003879

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. Rosebank School

    Community special school

    1.1 km
  2. Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
607
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 330
  • Public order 53
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Burglary 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW8 4 residents
13,394

Age bands in CW8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

2,505 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,215 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.5%

4,028 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

3,325 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

2,134 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

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY, BARNTON, NORTHWICH, CW8 4LF

    ODS code N81067

    663 m

  • FIRDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FIRDALE ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW8 4AZ

    ODS code N81025

    1.4 km

  • THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY

    NORTHWICH ROAD, WEAVERHAM, NORTHWICH, CW8 3EU

    ODS code N81051

    2.2 km

  • WATLING STREET SURGERY

    2 WATLING STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5EX

    ODS code N81055

    2.2 km

  • DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 5HR

    ODS code N81087

    2.4 km

  • WITTON STREET SURGERY

    162 WITTON STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5QU

    ODS code N81061

    2.8 km

  • MIDDLEWICH ROAD SURGERY

    163-165 MIDDLEWICH ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 7DB

    ODS code N81113

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Red Lion PH

    BCT · Barnton

    0.2 miles
  • Old Red Lion PH

    BCT · Barnton

    0.2 miles
  • Whitby Drive

    BCT · Winnington

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Drive

    BCT · Barnton

    0.3 miles
  • Parry Avenue

    BCT · Winnington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 018D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,090 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 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. Rosebank 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

607 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 330 events.

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