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CW4 postcode area · Cheshire East

The CW4 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 65 to 94 across them. Every full CW4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the CW4 district's neighbourhoods is Congleton West Heath (95 out of 100, #361 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Lostock & Wincham (65). 4 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £265,000 in Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton to £412,000 in Cranage & Goostrey. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,887a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime37per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied82%

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 CW4 district

£386,500median home sold over the past year · +11.1% over 5 years · +4.5% over the year · 192 sales
Detached£500,000
Semi-detached£312,995
Terraced£269,995
Flat£118,500
Cheshire East£298,000
North West£225,000
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
Congleton West HeathCheshire East 36195 £292,500
Holmes ChapelCheshire East 36195 £330,000
Cranage & GoostreyCheshire East 1,14383 £412,000
Scholar Green, Rode Heath & BreretonCheshire East 2,17868 £265,000
Lostock & WinchamCheshire West and Chester 2,37765 £315,498

People living in CW4 Census 2021

Residents42,759
Median age (est.)49
Density195per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above37%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 8%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 35% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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 CW4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CW4 district.

Congleton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW4.

CW11 CW10 CW12 WA16 ST7 CW98 SK11 CW1

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.