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CW8 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The CW8 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 37 to 97 across them. Every full CW8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CW8 district: Hartford & Kingsmead scores 97 out of 100 (#204 of 6,856 nationally) while Greenbank sits at 38 — neighbours on the map, 59 points apart on the index. 6 of the 10 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 £177,500 in Greenbank to £430,000 in Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley — a 2.4× gap within the CW8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,050a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied77%

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 CW8 district

£270,000median home sold over the past year · +23.9% over 5 years · +2.7% over the year · 699 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£185,000
Flat£146,000
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
Hartford & KingsmeadCheshire West and Chester 20497 £365,000
Helsby & KingsleyCheshire West and Chester 80788 £315,000
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
Comberbach, Acton Bridge & WhitleyCheshire West and Chester 1,71975 £430,000
BarntonCheshire West and Chester 3,48749 £205,000
WeaverhamCheshire West and Chester 3,50149 £210,000
Northwich Central & WinningtonCheshire West and Chester 3,61147 £237,500
GreenbankCheshire West and Chester 4,26238 £177,500

People living in CW8 Census 2021

Residents76,333
Median age (est.)46
Density278per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above40%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 9%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
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 57% · No religion 36% · Muslim 1%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW8.

CW9 CW7 WA6 CW6 CW10 WA7 WA4 WA16

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.