CW11 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CW11 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CW11
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75.7%
Gigabit-capable
74.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the CW11 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 808 postcodes Ofcom measures in CW11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in CW11 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 CW11
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CW11 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| CW11 1AB | 87.5% | 25% |
| CW11 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| CW11 1AE | 20% | 0% |
| CW11 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| CW11 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| CW11 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| CW11 1AL | 100% | 35.3% |
| CW11 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| CW11 1AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Cheshire East
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire East district (202,097 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
90.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
53.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
94%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CW11
Police recorded 82 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CW11 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 32 | 39.0% |
| Public order | 13 | 15.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 | 12.2% |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 12.2% |
| Other crime | 5 | 6.1% |
| Other theft | 3 | 3.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 2.4% |
| Robbery | 2 | 2.4% |
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 CW11
Based on 360 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CW11 is £260,000, down 3.7% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£385,000
126 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
128 sales
Terraced
£209,000
89 sales
Flat / maisonette
£138,500
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in CW11
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Mill Lane | CW11 3PT |
| 15 May 2026 | £730,000 | Detached | Crewe Road | CW11 4PX |
| 15 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Hackney Yard Close | CW11 1LH |
| 8 May 2026 | £563,000 | Detached | Hollyfields | CW11 4NH |
| 8 May 2026 | £142,500 | Flat | Wesley Avenue | CW11 1DG |
| 8 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Gibson Crescent | CW11 3HW |
| 7 May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Princess Drive | CW11 1BP |
| 1 May 2026 | £262,000 | Terraced | Forge Fields | CW11 3RN |
| 1 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Bath Street | CW11 1EX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £20,000 | Semi-detached | Heath Road | CW11 2JD |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 22.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% |
| Private rented | 15.6% |
| Social rented | 8.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CW11
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandbach School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,534 | CW11 3NS |
| Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,340 | CW11 3NT |
| Offley Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 454 | CW11 1GY |
| Elworth CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 413 | CW11 3HU |
| Wheelock Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 394 | CW11 4PY |
| Elworth Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 209 | CW11 1TE |
| Brereton CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 202 | CW11 1RN |
| Smallwood CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 178 | CW11 2UR |
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 CW11
177 rated food businesses operate in CW11. 132 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Apples & Pears Day Nursery & Banana (Out of Hours) Club, Arclid Garage, Asda Express Sandbach - Congleton Road PFS, Ashbourne Day Nurseries, B&M Retail Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CW11
From a sample of 99 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CW11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
4%
Band C
37%
Band D
46%
Band E
9%
Band F
2%
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 CW11 typically use:
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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.