CW12 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CW12 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CW12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.4%
Gigabit-capable
87.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the CW12 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,017 postcodes Ofcom measures in CW12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.8%.
Around 0.1% of premises in CW12 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 CW12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CW12 1AB | 96.3% | 96.3% |
| CW12 1AD | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| CW12 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CW12 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| CW12 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| CW12 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| CW12 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| CW12 1AP | 100% | 87.5% |
| CW12 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| CW12 1AR | 100% | 100% |
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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 CW12
Police recorded 198 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CW12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 91 | 46.0% |
| Public order | 23 | 11.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 | 9.6% |
| Shoplifting | 15 | 7.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 | 7.1% |
| Other theft | 12 | 6.1% |
| Burglary | 6 | 3.0% |
| Drugs | 6 | 3.0% |
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 CW12
Based on 453 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CW12 is £269,000, down 10.9% on the previous year (£302,000).
Detached
£392,500
152 sales
Semi-detached
£256,500
146 sales
Terraced
£169,950
111 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
26 sales
Latest recorded sales in CW12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £111,000 | Terraced | Swan Street | CW12 4BN |
| 15 May 2026 | £149,950 | Terraced | Brook Street | CW12 1RD |
| 13 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Blue Cedar Way | CW12 4ZA |
| 11 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Macclesfield Road | CW12 1NR |
| 8 May 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Juniper Avenue | CW12 4ZH |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Ullswater Road | CW12 4JQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Swan Street | CW12 4BN |
| 5 May 2026 | £203,000 | Semi-detached | Bollin Drive | CW12 3RR |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Overton Close | CW12 1JZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached | Canal Road | CW12 3AN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 CW12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congleton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,174 | CW12 4NS |
| Eaton Bank Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,062 | CW12 1NT |
| The Quinta Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 491 | CW12 4LX |
| Mossley CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 413 | CW12 3JA |
| Black Firs Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 372 | CW12 4QJ |
| Havannah Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 244 | CW12 2DF |
| Buglawton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 202 | CW12 2EL |
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 183 | CW12 1HT |
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 CW12
242 rated food businesses operate in CW12. 195 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Alcumlow Hall Farm, Aldi, Alexandra Court Hotel, All Saints Community Centre, Applecroft Residential Care.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CW12
From a sample of 131 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 CW12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
20%
Band C
24%
Band D
35%
Band E
18%
Band F
3%
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 CW12 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.