A534 Sandbach, Cheshire East
6 addresses across 4 postcodes (CW11), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 9101425.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sandbach, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Park, is about 220 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 62 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ashfields Primary Care Centre, about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 910 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (31% of about 1,640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CANAL COTTAGE, grade II
- CANAL MILEPOST EAST OF WHEELOCK WHARF, grade II
- DOUBLE BRIDGE AT LOCK NO 66, TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL, grade II
- LOCK NO 65, TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL, grade II
- LOCK NO 66, grade II
- THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL, grade II
- TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL HOUSE AND ATTACHED WAREHOUSE, grade II
- TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL LOCK HOUSE, grade II
- TRENT AND MERSEY CANAL STABLE WITH ATTACHED TICKET OFFICE AT WHEELOCK WHARF, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Hollies, Wesley Avenue, Sandbach, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 13 October 2026 to 14 October 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 19 October 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works, permit applied for)
- 4 January 2027 to 31 March 2027: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
- 4 January 2027 to 31 March 2027: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 4 September 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 27 August 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 17 August 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW11 4RB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CW11 4RE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CW11 3RY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| CW11 4HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 49 m and 62 m above sea level (55 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW11 3RY | 97% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| CW11 4HJ | 100% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| CW11 4RB | 75% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| CW11 4RE | 67% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandbach 295,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Alsager 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Holmes Chapel 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Waitrose Sandbach | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crewe | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brookhouse Road Car Park | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.1 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ashfields Primary Care Centre | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harbour Dental Practice | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Leighton Hospital | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Sandbach Police Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Sandbach Sanbec Way Cashzone | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Park 5,430 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newall Avenue Playground 450 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,120 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Hall Hotel, a listed building (Grade I), 520 m (0.3 miles) north. 57 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Hall Hotel | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Standing medieval cross 10m south of the nave of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Early medieval sculptural fragments in St Mary's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Black Bear Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Sandbach Crosses | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Sandbach Anglo-Saxon crosses | Scheduled monument | 650 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dingle Lake | Lake or reservoir | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Offley Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Denman Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Dean Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Watch Lane Flash | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Bottomless Mere | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 6 |
6 of the street's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 East: see them on the Cheshire East page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandbach Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sandbach School | Secondary | 11–19 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Wheelock Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Offley Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St John's CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Inadequate (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Elworth Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Elworth CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cheshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CW11 4RB: 2 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- CW11 4RE: 2 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- CW11 3RY: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
- CW11 4HJ: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Town Fields · Fairfield Avenue · Third Avenue · Ramblers Way · Millpool Way · Oakes Close · Palmer Road · Laurel Close · Condliffe Close · Ware Close · Old Mill Road · Mortimer Drive
All the streets in CW11 and across Cheshire East.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.