CW9 8AB

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW9 8AA 74 m
CW9 8RU 74 m
CW9 8AT 80 m
CW9 8AU 83 m
CW9 8BA 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW9 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW9
Postcode sector
CW9 8
Latitude
53.254131
Longitude
-2.513723
British National Grid easting
365,823
British National Grid northing
373,135

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012556
Westminster constituency
Mid Cheshire · E14001361
Output area
E00188766
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 023F · E01018703
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 023 · E02003883

Postcode source versions

Explore CW9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Academy 16-19 converter

    381 m
  2. Charles Darwin Community Primary School

    Community school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    776 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 941
  • Public order 245
  • Shoplifting 207
  • Anti social behaviour 175
  • Criminal damage and arson 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW9 8 residents
14,244

Age bands in CW9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

2,385 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,440 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

3,198 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

4,331 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

2,864 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

  • DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 5HR

    ODS code N81087

    466 m

  • WATLING STREET SURGERY

    2 WATLING STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5EX

    ODS code N81055

    694 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

    1.6 km

  • MIDDLEWICH ROAD SURGERY

    163-165 MIDDLEWICH ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 7DB

    ODS code N81113

    1.7 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY, BARNTON, NORTHWICH, CW8 4LF

    ODS code N81067

    2.8 km

  • THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY

    NORTHWICH ROAD, WEAVERHAM, NORTHWICH, CW8 3EU

    ODS code N81051

    4.4 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

  • Bowling Green Inn

    BCT · Northwich

    0.0 miles
  • Bowling Green Inn

    BCT · Northwich

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Arch

    BCT · Northwich

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Arch

    BCT · Northwich

    0.1 miles
  • Sir John Deanes College

    BCT · Leftwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 023F, 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

27,117 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

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 381 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 941 events.

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