CW9 postcode area guide — Cheshire East

Where is CW9?

Broadband & internet speeds in CW9

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the CW9 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,006 postcodes Ofcom measures in CW9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.4%.

Around 0.4% of premises in CW9 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 CW9

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Mobile signal around Cheshire East

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire East district (202,097 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in CW9

Police recorded 171 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CW9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 CW9

Based on 449 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CW9 is £267,500, up 4.9% on the previous year (£255,000).

Latest recorded sales in CW9

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around CW9

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 CW9

238 rated food businesses operate in CW9. 171 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: A to Z Convenience Store, abm catering @ Rudheath Primary Academy, Acorn Meadow Care Home ? HC-One, Adam's Nursery Northwich, After Five.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in CW9

From a sample of 173 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 CW9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 CW9 typically use:

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What's it like living in CW9?

Postcodes in CW9

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.