CW9 5SP

Northwich Leftwich · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Postcode district
CW9
Postcode sector
CW9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW9 5HL 72 m
CW9 5HJ 90 m
CW9 8AB 139 m
CW9 5HH 146 m
CW8 1ET 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW9 5SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW9
Postcode sector
CW9 5
Latitude
53.254707
Longitude
-2.515573
British National Grid easting
365,700
British National Grid northing
373,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012556
Westminster constituency
Mid Cheshire · E14001361
Output area
E00094482
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 018B · E01018714
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 018 · E02003879

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    433 m
  2. Charles Darwin Community Primary School

    Community school

    504 m
  3. Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    815 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,000
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 937
  • Public order 241
  • Shoplifting 207
  • Anti social behaviour 176
  • Criminal damage and arson 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW9 5 residents
3,633

Age bands in CW9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

641 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

424 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

1,049 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,004 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

647 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

  • DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 5HR

    ODS code N81087

    452 m

  • WATLING STREET SURGERY

    2 WATLING STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5EX

    ODS code N81055

    644 m

  • WITTON STREET SURGERY

    162 WITTON STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5QU

    ODS code N81061

    1.1 km

  • FIRDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FIRDALE ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW8 4AZ

    ODS code N81025

    1.5 km

  • MIDDLEWICH ROAD SURGERY

    163-165 MIDDLEWICH ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 7DB

    ODS code N81113

    1.8 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY, BARNTON, NORTHWICH, CW8 4LF

    ODS code N81067

    2.7 km

  • THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY

    NORTHWICH ROAD, WEAVERHAM, NORTHWICH, CW8 3EU

    ODS code N81051

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Railway Arch

    BCT · Northwich

    0.1 miles
  • Bowling Green Inn

    BCT · Northwich

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Arch

    BCT · Northwich

    0.1 miles
  • Bowling Green Inn

    BCT · Northwich

    0.1 miles
  • Athelbrae Close

    BCT · Northwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,851 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 433 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,000 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 937 events.

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