CW6 9EL Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tarporley. Region: North West.
Streets
- Coach Road, Cheshire West and Chester: 7 addresses
- Whitehall Lane, Cheshire West and Chester: 3 addresses
- Park Road, Cheshire West and Chester: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire West and Chester in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,958 | £2,238 | £2,517 | £3,077 | £3,636 | £4,196 | £5,035 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (27% of about 630 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 68 m and 74 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 64%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Delamere 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cuddington 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Hartford (Cheshire) 218,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 22.4 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tarporley Health Centre | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Ponda's Chemists | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Tarporley War Memorial Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Winsford Abbots Way | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Little Budworth Country Park 64 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,740 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 64 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Screen, Lodges and Gates at Oulton Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m (0.5 miles) south. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Screen, Lodges and Gates at Oulton Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Monument to John Francis Egerton | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Dodds Charity Alms Houses and Garden Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| The Longstone, a part of a cross shaft on Longstone Lane at the junction with Shay's Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Cross base on south side of Longstone Lane 100m WNW of the entrance to Cobden Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| The Headless Cross on Tarporley Road 230m north west of Greenlands | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Budworth Common | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Budworth Pool | Lake or reservoir | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Mill Covert | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Holbitch Slack | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Hunt's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire West and Chester: see them on the Cheshire West and Chester page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Coach Road.