Broadacre Comberbach, Cheshire West and Chester
26 addresses across 2 postcodes (CW9), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41700231.
- Sales: 26 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £374,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 8, E: 3).
- Flood: 7 addresses on its postcodes are 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 E; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 84% to 91% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Northwich, about 3.8 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Marbury Country Park, is about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 33 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oakwood Medical Centre, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 61% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £374,000 | £374,000 | £374,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £307,500 | £295,000 | £320,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £343,343 | £343,343 | £343,343 |
| 2021 | 1 | £361,000 | £361,000 | £361,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £205,000 | £180,000 | £230,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £249,975 | £209,950 | £290,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 16 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £374,000 | |
| 12 May 2023 | 12 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £295,000 | |
| 3 Mar 2023 | 5 CW9 6QD | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2022 | 10 CW9 6QD | Detached | £343,343 | |
| 25 Jun 2021 | 9 CW9 6QD | Semi-detached | £361,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2020 | 3 CW9 6QD | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2016 | 7 CW9 6QD | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2015 | 20 CW9 6QD | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2014 | 2 CW9 6QD | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 10 Sep 2014 | 6 CW9 6QD | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2013 | 27 CW9 6QD | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2010 | 9 CW9 6QD | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2009 | 15 CW9 6QD | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 27 CW9 6QD | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2007 | 16 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £209,950 | |
| 4 Oct 2006 | 23 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £197,000 | |
| 28 May 2004 | 25 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2004 | 7 CW9 6QD | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2003 | 9 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £216,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2003 | 20 CW9 6QD | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2000 | 21 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £92,000 | |
| 2 Nov 1999 | 12 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £88,500 | |
| 9 Oct 1998 | 22 CW9 6QD | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 23 Feb 1996 | 22 CW9 6QD | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 15 Dec 1995 | 21 CW9 6QD | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1995 | 1 CW9 6QD | Detached | £59,900 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 101 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (5); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (9); 1976-1982 (4); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (1).
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 street: most are in band E (27% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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: yes, Cheshire West and Chester.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 2 October 2026 to 6 October 2026: MANWEB, Remedial works, some carriageway incursion, on the verge (minor works, permit applied for)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW9 6QD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 10 | unlikely |
| CW9 6AU | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 31 m and 33 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW9 6AU | 100% | 91% | 91% | 0% |
| CW9 6QD | 100% | 84% | 84% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northwich 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Greenbank 215,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Lostock Gralam 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Memorial Hall Comberbach | 170 m |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Park Street Car Park GeniePoint | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 18.2 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oakwood Medical Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | White The Dentist | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Victoria Infirmary Northwich Cdc | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Northwich Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Yorkshire Bank | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Marbury Country Park 320 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 450 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,560 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 320 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside features, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Anderton Boat Lift, aqueduct, basins, meter building, toll houses and buried remains of salt chutes, inclined planes, the east basin and dockside features | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Belmont moated site and fishpond | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Kennel Wood | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Budworth Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Ladies Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Hopyards Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Gunners Clough | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 26 |
4 of the street's 26 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 West and Chester: see them on the Cheshire West and Chester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comberbach Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Marbury Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 26% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 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 street is in decile 8 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
Nearby streets
The Moss · Marbury Road · Kennelwood Road · Foxlea · Brackenway · Freshfields · Warrington Road
All the streets in CW9 and across Cheshire West and Chester.
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.