CW7 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The CW7 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 9 to 86 across them. Every full CW7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CW7 district: Sandiway scores 87 out of 100 (#896 of 6,856 nationally) while Winsford Over sits at 9 — neighbours on the map, 78 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £160,000 in Winsford Central to £425,000 in Tarporley & Eddisbury Hill — a 2.7× gap within the CW7 district. 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£37,205a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime59per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied71%

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 CW7 district

£202,500median home sold over the past year · +18.7% over 5 years · +6.6% over the year · 434 sales
Detached£290,000
Semi-detached£188,000
Terraced£140,000
Flat£73,500
Cheshire West and Chester£260,000
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
SandiwayCheshire West and Chester 89687 £420,000
Davenham & MoultonCheshire West and Chester 1,01985 £320,000
Tarporley & Eddisbury HillCheshire West and Chester 1,25982 £425,000
Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & SoundCheshire East 1,98671 £370,000
Winsford NorthCheshire West and Chester 2,88458 £245,000
Winsford Glebe GreenCheshire West and Chester 4,85829 £207,500
WhartonCheshire West and Chester 5,62618 £189,250
Winsford CentralCheshire West and Chester 5,86614 £160,000
Winsford OverCheshire West and Chester 6,2229 £195,000

People living in CW7 Census 2021

Residents62,768
Median age (est.)43
Density243per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 15%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

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 55% · No religion 38% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 CW7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CW7 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW7.

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.