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CW3 postcode area · Newcastle-under-Lyme

The CW3 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Shropshire. Area Scores range from 46 to 95 across them. Every full CW3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CW3 district: Nantwich South East & Wybunbury scores 95 out of 100 (#341 of 6,856 nationally) while Woore, Prees & Tilstock sits at 46 — neighbours on the map, 49 points apart on the index. 3 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £174,000 in Audley & Bignall End to £435,000 in Audlem, Bunbury & Wrenbury — a 2.5× gap within the CW3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cheshire East, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Shropshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,782a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime43per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied78%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CW3 district

£321,000median home sold over the past year · +12.6% over 5 years · -2.7% over the year · 122 sales
Detached£396,250
Semi-detached£222,750
Terraced£215,000
Flat£113,500
Newcastle-under-Lyme£200,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Nantwich South East & WybunburyCheshire East 34195 £337,245
Loggerheads & Baldwins GateNewcastle-under-Lyme 1,84273 £399,000
Crewe Sydney & GatewayCheshire East 1,99371 £190,000
Madeley & BetleyNewcastle-under-Lyme 2,58262 £240,000
Audlem, Bunbury & WrenburyCheshire East 2,77460 £435,000
Silverdale & KeeleNewcastle-under-Lyme 3,07655 £175,500
Audley & Bignall EndNewcastle-under-Lyme 3,43950 £174,000
Woore, Prees & TilstockShropshire 3,70046 £354,000

People living in CW3 Census 2021

Residents61,185
Median age (est.)48
Density107per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 12%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 9%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 34% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in CW3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CW3 district.

Crewe Nantwich South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW3.

CW2 CW5 CW98 CW1 ST5 ST55 ST7 CW11

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.