CW3 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CW3 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CW3
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
38%
Gigabit-capable
38%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the CW3 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 343 postcodes Ofcom measures in CW3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 38%.
Around 0.2% of premises in CW3 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 CW3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CW3 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| CW3 0AB | 85.7% | 85.7% |
| CW3 0AD | 100% | 57.1% |
| CW3 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| CW3 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| CW3 0AH | 100% | 92.9% |
| CW3 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| CW3 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| CW3 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| CW3 0AQ | 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 CW3
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CW3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 100.0% |
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 CW3
Based on 99 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CW3 is £318,000, down 5.1% on the previous year (£335,000).
Detached
£377,500
51 sales
Semi-detached
£249,000
17 sales
Terraced
£210,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in CW3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £245,000 | Detached | Blaizefield Close | CW3 9SU |
| 8 May 2026 | £110,000 | Detached | Hillwood Road | CW3 9JY |
| 5 May 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | New Road | CW3 9EX |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £457,000 | Detached | Moat Lane | CW3 9TG |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Detached | Broadways | CW3 0EY |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Broadways | CW3 0EY |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £762,500 | Detached | Monks Lane | CW3 0HP |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced | Main Road | CW3 9AE |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £192,500 | Terraced | Birch Dale | CW3 9NS |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £395,000 | Terraced | River Lea Mews | CW3 9EH |
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 CW3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 779 | CW3 9JJ |
| Audlem St James' CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 173 | CW3 0HH |
| Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 143 | CW3 9PJ |
| The Meadows Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 107 | CW3 9JX |
| Betley CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 100 | CW3 9AX |
| Woore Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 81 | CW3 9SQ |
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 CW3
62 rated food businesses operate in CW3. 50 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ABC Childcare Services Cheshire Ltd, Audlem St James' CE Primary School, Ayaan's, BAA HILL FARM SHOP, BETLEY C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL - EDWARDS & WARD LTD.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CW3
From a sample of 125 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CW3 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 29% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
6%
Band C
22%
Band D
40%
Band E
23%
Band F
6%
Band G
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 CW3 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.