CW8 postcode area guide — Cheshire West and Chester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CW8 postcode district in Cheshire West and Chester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CW8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
74.8%
Gigabit-capable
74.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the CW8 postcode district (Cheshire West and Chester) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,102 postcodes Ofcom measures in CW8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 74.2%.
Around 0.2% of premises in CW8 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 CW8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CW8 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| CW8 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| CW8 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CW8 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CW8 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| CW8 1AP | 100% | 85% |
| CW8 1AQ | 100% | 80% |
| CW8 1AR | 100% | 100% |
| CW8 1AT | 100% | 100% |
| CW8 1AU | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cheshire West and Chester
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire West And Chester district (176,235 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
85%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
10.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CW8
Police recorded 34 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CW8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 18 | 52.9% |
| Burglary | 4 | 11.8% |
| Other theft | 4 | 11.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 8.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 5.9% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.9% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 2.9% |
| Public order | 1 | 2.9% |
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 CW8
Based on 558 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CW8 is £262,000, down 1.1% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£425,000
183 sales
Semi-detached
£242,500
186 sales
Terraced
£185,000
142 sales
Flat / maisonette
£146,000
35 sales
Latest recorded sales in CW8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced | The Crescent | CW8 3LQ |
| 15 May 2026 | £243,000 | Semi-detached | Lime Avenue | CW8 3DE |
| 15 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Woodlea Court | CW8 4TG |
| 15 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Bowling Green Court | CW8 1AT |
| 14 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Keepers Lane | CW8 3BY |
| 8 May 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Leach Drive | CW8 4YW |
| 6 May 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Northwich Road | CW8 3BB |
| 6 May 2026 | £203,000 | Semi-detached | Park Avenue | CW8 3PB |
| 1 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Green Park | CW8 3EH |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | School Lane | CW8 1NP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cheshire West and Chester demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire West and Chester district (357,150 residents, 155,154 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.3% |
| 15–29 | 21.9% |
| 30–44 | 18.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.1% |
| 65+ | 21.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.3% |
| Private rented | 15.8% |
| Social rented | 8.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CW8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,201 | CW8 1JW |
| The Grange School | Not applicable | 4–19 | 1,168 | CW8 1LU |
| Weaverham High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,154 | CW8 3HT |
| Hartford Church of England High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,102 | CW8 1LH |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 482 | CW8 4QL |
| Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 442 | CW8 1NU |
| Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 420 | CW8 4AZ |
| Hartford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 396 | CW8 1NA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in CW8
From a sample of 213 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CW8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
33%
Band D
46%
Band E
15%
Band F
3%
Band G
0%
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 West and Chester
Landlines around CW8 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.