CW8 4LU

Marbury · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Northwich
Ward
Marbury
Constituency
Tatton
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW8 4NB 86 m
CW8 4QL 95 m
CW8 4LX 137 m
CW8 4FQ 145 m
CW8 4QJ 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW8 4LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW8
Postcode sector
CW8 4
Latitude
53.276866
Longitude
-2.551518
British National Grid easting
363,321
British National Grid northing
375,683

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Marbury · E05012225
Parish or community
E04012531
Westminster constituency
Tatton · E14001539
Output area
E00094251
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 012A · E01018671
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 012 · E02003876

Postcode source versions

Explore CW8

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Laurel Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LU 22 August 2025 £245,000
10, Laurel Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LU 19 July 2023 £183,000
27, Laurel Close, Barnton, Northwich, CW8 4LU 22 May 2019 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School

    Academy converter

    93 m
  2. Rosebank School

    Community special school

    195 m
  3. Little Leigh Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Public order 33
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Burglary 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

34 female, 28 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW8 4 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

7

within 5 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY, BARNTON, NORTHWICH, CW8 4LF

    ODS code N81067

    754 m

  • THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY

    NORTHWICH ROAD, WEAVERHAM, NORTHWICH, CW8 3EU

    ODS code N81051

    2.4 km

  • FIRDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FIRDALE ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW8 4AZ

    ODS code N81025

    2.7 km

  • WATLING STREET SURGERY

    2 WATLING STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5EX

    ODS code N81055

    3.1 km

  • DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 5HR

    ODS code N81087

    3.3 km

  • WITTON STREET SURGERY

    162 WITTON STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5QU

    ODS code N81061

    3.5 km

  • MIDDLEWICH ROAD SURGERY

    163-165 MIDDLEWICH ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 7DB

    ODS code N81113

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beech Lane

    BCT · Barnton

    0.1 miles
  • Whitehall Close

    BCT · Barnton

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Barnton

    0.1 miles
  • Beech Lane

    BCT · Barnton

    0.2 miles
  • School Drive

    BCT · Barnton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 012A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,996 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £214,000 from 2 recorded sales in CW8 4LU. 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School is the nearest published school at 93 m.

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

Recorded crime

345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 192 events.

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