CW12 3UP Cheshire East
Live postcode, introduced April 2023. Ward: Congleton West. Region: North West.
Streets
- Siskin Way, Congleton: 20 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire East in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (21% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 1- 7, Colehill Bank and 16 Canal Street, Congleton, permissioned (520 m)
- 8 - 10 Mill Street, Congleton, Cheshire East, CW12 1AB: up to 5 homes, permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 116 m and 119 m above sea level (117 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Congleton 324,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Kidsgrove 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Alsager 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Wellspring Church Congleton | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Congleton | 690 m |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m; nearest Chapel Street Car Park | 560 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Congleton Leisure Centre 1 GeniePoint | 790 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 21.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lawton House Surgery | 620 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Moody Terrace Dental Practice | 570 m |
| Hospital | Congleton War Memorial Hospital | 360 m |
| Police station | Cheshire Police - Congleton Police Station | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Britannia Building Society | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Community Garden 1,860 m² | 530 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,470 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 590 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade I), 520 m north-west. 75 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m north-west |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north |
| Congleton Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Canopied tomb in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Standing cross in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Congleton Park Park Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Park Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Astbury Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Congleton Moss | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Dexter Dale | Valley | 2.2 km south-east |
| Nick i' th' Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Siskin Way.