CW9 8EL

Northwich Leftwich · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Northwich
Constituency
Mid Cheshire
Postcode district
CW9
Postcode sector
CW9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW9 8ES 53 m
CW9 8EP 73 m
CW9 8EW 92 m
CW9 8EX 108 m
CW9 8EN 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW9 8EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW9
Postcode sector
CW9 8
Latitude
53.242811
Longitude
-2.510125
British National Grid easting
366,054
British National Grid northing
371,874

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Parish or community
E04012556
Westminster constituency
Mid Cheshire · E14001361
Output area
E00094398
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 021A · E01018699
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 021 · E02003882

Postcode source versions

Explore CW9

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Dunham Road, Northwich, CW9 8EL 23 May 2025 £178,000
12, Dunham Road, Northwich, CW9 8EL 6 March 2023 £160,000
1, Dunham Road, Northwich, CW9 8EL 1 December 2022 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. The County High School, Leftwich

    Academy converter

    220 m
  2. Leftwich Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    439 m
  3. Kingsmead Primary School

    Community school

    817 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 379
  • Public order 91
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

33 female, 18 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW9 8 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

  • DANEBRIDGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 5HR

    ODS code N81087

    1.7 km

  • WATLING STREET SURGERY

    2 WATLING STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5EX

    ODS code N81055

    2.0 km

  • MIDDLEWICH ROAD SURGERY

    163-165 MIDDLEWICH ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW9 7DB

    ODS code N81113

    2.2 km

  • FIRDALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FIRDALE ROAD, NORTHWICH, CW8 4AZ

    ODS code N81025

    2.2 km

  • WITTON STREET SURGERY

    162 WITTON STREET, NORTHWICH, CW9 5QU

    ODS code N81061

    2.2 km

  • OAKWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROADWAY, BARNTON, NORTHWICH, CW8 4LF

    ODS code N81067

    3.9 km

  • THE WEAVERHAM SURGERY

    NORTHWICH ROAD, WEAVERHAM, NORTHWICH, CW8 3EU

    ODS code N81051

    5.0 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

  • The Elms

    BCT · Leftwich

    0.1 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Leftwich

    0.1 miles
  • Standford Drive

    BCT · Leftwich

    0.1 miles
  • Woodpecker Drive

    BCT · Leftwich

    0.1 miles
  • London Road

    BCT · Leftwich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 021A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,974 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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 £178,000 from 3 recorded sales in CW9 8EL. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. The County High School, Leftwich is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 379 events.

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