CW12 postcode area
The CW12 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Staffordshire Moorlands. Area Scores range from 29 to 99 across them.
In summary
The CW12 district contains both ends of the scale: Hightown, Mossley & Timbersbrook at 99 out of 100 (#60 of 6,856 in England) against Buglawton at 29, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £225,000 in Congleton Town to £470,000 in Gawsworth & Macclesfield Forest — a 2.1× gap within the CW12 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire East and Staffordshire Moorlands — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightown, Mossley & TimbersbrookCheshire East | 60 | 99 | £324,750 |
| Congleton West HeathCheshire East | 361 | 95 | £292,500 |
| Biddulph North & BrownleesStaffordshire Moorlands | 1,074 | 84 | £232,450 |
| Biddulph Moor & RudyardStaffordshire Moorlands | 1,109 | 84 | £255,000 |
| Cranage & GoostreyCheshire East | 1,143 | 83 | £412,000 |
| Gawsworth & Macclesfield ForestCheshire East | 1,307 | 81 | £470,000 |
| Scholar Green, Rode Heath & BreretonCheshire East | 2,178 | 68 | £265,000 |
| Congleton TownCheshire East | 3,432 | 50 | £225,000 |
| BuglawtonCheshire East | 4,865 | 29 | £249,250 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around CW12.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.