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CW9 postcode area · Cheshire West and Chester

The CW9 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester. Area Scores range from 31 to 97 across them. Every full CW9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CW9 district: Hartford & Kingsmead scores 97 out of 100 (#204 of 6,856 nationally) while Rudheath West & Leftwich sits at 32 — neighbours on the map, 65 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 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 £177,500 in Greenbank to £599,950 in Mobberley, Plumley & High Legh — a 3.4× gap within the CW9 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£39,476a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime51per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied75%

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 CW9 district

£275,000median home sold over the past year · +23.6% over 5 years · +8.7% over the year · 555 sales
Detached£375,000
Semi-detached£255,000
Terraced£165,000
Flat£120,000
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
SandiwayCheshire West and Chester 89687 £420,000
Davenham & MoultonCheshire West and Chester 1,01985 £320,000
Comberbach, Acton Bridge & WhitleyCheshire West and Chester 1,71975 £430,000
Mobberley, Plumley & High LeghCheshire East 2,34966 £599,950
Lostock & WinchamCheshire West and Chester 2,37765 £315,498
BarntonCheshire West and Chester 3,48749 £205,000
Northwich Central & WinningtonCheshire West and Chester 3,61147 £237,500
GreenbankCheshire West and Chester 4,26238 £177,500
Rudheath West & LeftwichCheshire West and Chester 4,66632 £226,000

People living in CW9 Census 2021

Residents85,012
Median age (est.)46
Density223per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above37%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 10%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades9%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW9.

CW8 CW7 CW10 WA16 WA6 WA4 WA7 CW4

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.