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CW9 8AF

Northwich Leftwich · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Northwich Leftwich
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Postcode district
CW9
Postcode sector
CW9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW9 8AD 159 m
CW9 8AH 216 m
CW9 8ND 221 m
CW9 8AG 226 m
CW9 8AQ 231 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW9 8AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW9
Postcode sector
CW9 8
Latitude
53.250826
Longitude
-2.515197
British National Grid easting
365,722
British National Grid northing
372,768

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Northwich Leftwich · E05012229
Parish or community
E04012556
Westminster constituency
Mid Cheshire · E14001361
Output area
E00188878
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    0 m

  2. Charles Darwin Community Primary School

    Community school

    691 m

  3. Kingsmead Primary School

    Community school

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,820
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 863
  • Public order 236
  • Shoplifting 170
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Criminal damage and arson 96

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 5HR

    ODS code N81087

    847 m

  • WATLING STREET SURGERY

    2 WATLING STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5EX

    ODS code N81055

    1.1 km

  • WITTON STREET SURGERY

    162 WITTON STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5QU

    ODS code N81061

    1.5 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

    1.9 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY, BARNTON, NORTHWICH, CW8 4LF

    ODS code N81067

    3.0 km

  • THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY

    NORTHWICH ROAD, WEAVERHAM, NORTHWICH, CW8 3EU

    ODS code N81051

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sir John Deanes College

    BCT · Leftwich

    0.0 miles

  • Sir John Deane's College

    BCT · Kingsmead

    0.1 miles

  • Sir John Deane's College

    BCT · Kingsmead

    0.1 miles

  • Bowling Green Inn

    BCT · Northwich

    0.2 miles

  • Bowling Green Inn

    BCT · Northwich

    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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,820 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 863 events.

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