CW7 3BS Cheshire West and Chester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Winsford Wharton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Nat Lane, Winsford: 103 addresses
- Wharton Park Road, Winsford: 6 addresses
- Wharton Park Road, Winsford: 3 addresses
- New Road, Winsford: 1 address
- Weaver Valley Road, Winsford: 1 address
- Bostock Road, Winsford: 1 address
- Mayfield Drive, Winsford: 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 A (44% of about 860 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 km (0.6 miles)
- S Cooper and Sons Ltd, Warehouse One, Nat Lane, Winsford, CW7 3BS: up to 161 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Securicor Ltd, Wharton Road, Winsford CW7 3AP: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Meadow Island, Bradford Road, Winsford: up to 78 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Liquid Lounge, New Road, Winsford, CW7 2NU: up to 12 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Land north of former Richmond Packaging, New Road, Winsford: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Astbury House, New Road, Winsford: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Car park off Church Street, Winsford: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Land adjacent 52 High Street, Winsford, CW7 2AD: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 4 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 116 addresses are between 22 m and 42 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Winsford 215,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hartford (Cheshire) 218,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Greenbank 215,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wharton Road | 300 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Hive Car Park | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 120 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 22.8 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Willow Wood Surgery | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jubilee Way (Dental Surgery) | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Weaver Lodge Independent Hospital | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Police | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Winsford Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,820 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,530 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bostock Hall moated site., a scheduled monument, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bostock Hall moated site. | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Verdin's Cut | Lake or reservoir | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Cat's Clough | Valley | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Pennel's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Double Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Fiddle Clump | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Church Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 98 | 116 |
18 of the postcode's 116 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Nat Lane.