CW1 postcode area guide — Cheshire East

Where is CW1?

Broadband & internet speeds in CW1

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the CW1 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,089 postcodes Ofcom measures in CW1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73%.

Around 0.1% of premises in CW1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in CW1

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Mobile signal around Cheshire East

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire East district (202,097 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CW1

Police recorded 368 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CW1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in CW1

Based on 511 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CW1 is £180,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£180,000).

Latest recorded sales in CW1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Cheshire East demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire East district (398,772 residents, 174,854 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CW1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in CW1

284 rated food businesses operate in CW1. 220 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Adelaide School, Aldi, Allied Pharmacy Rushtons, Amaka's, Amba Catering.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CW1

From a sample of 232 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CW1 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Cheshire East

Landlines around CW1 typically use:

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What's it like living in CW1?

Postcodes in CW1

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.