CW4 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CW4 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CW4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the CW4 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 344 postcodes Ofcom measures in CW4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.2%.
Around 0.1% of premises in CW4 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 CW4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CW4 7AB | 100% | 100% |
| CW4 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| CW4 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| CW4 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| CW4 7AJ | 100% | 43.8% |
| CW4 7AN | 100% | 100% |
| CW4 7AP | 100% | 100% |
| CW4 7AQ | 100% | 100% |
| CW4 7AR | 100% | 100% |
| CW4 7AS | 100% | 90.9% |
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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 CW4
Police recorded 17 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CW4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 58.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 11.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 5.9% |
| Public order | 1 | 5.9% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 5.9% |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 5.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 5.9% |
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 CW4
Based on 139 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CW4 is £410,000, up 8.6% on the previous year (£377,500).
Detached
£500,000
74 sales
Semi-detached
£322,000
39 sales
Terraced
£275,000
14 sales
Flat / maisonette
£126,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in CW4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £293,000 | Terraced | Crofters Court | CW4 7EX |
| 1 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | London Road | CW4 8AY |
| 1 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | London Road | CW4 7BG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached | Macclesfield Road | CW4 7NH |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Rees Crescent | CW4 7NL |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Middlewich Road | CW4 8HG |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Severn Way | CW4 8FT |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Bowness Close | CW4 7JX |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached | Severn Way | CW4 8FT |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Alder Way | CW4 8AD |
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 CW4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,311 | CW4 7DX |
| Holmes Chapel Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 401 | CW4 7EB |
| Terra Nova School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 219 | CW4 8BT |
| Hermitage Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 206 | CW4 7NP |
| Goostrey Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 197 | CW4 8PE |
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 CW4
58 rated food businesses operate in CW4. 51 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Asda Express Holmes Chapel - Middlewich Road PFS, Bidlea Dairy Cafe, Bidlea Distillery, Bridge Farm B&B.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CW4
From a sample of 93 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CW4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
18%
Band C
23%
Band D
48%
Band E
5%
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 CW4 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.