Congleton Edge Congleton Edge, Cheshire East
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (CW12,ST8), about 220 m long. USRN 37700018.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £600,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 75% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Congleton, about 2.5 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Biddulph Grange Country Park, is about 1.7 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 175 to 227 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Biddulph Valley Surgery, about 2.3 km away.
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £167,000 | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £166,800 | £166,800 | £166,800 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2025 | WEST VIEW CW12 3NB | Other | £720,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 24 Mar 2025 | STONE COTTAGE CW12 3NB | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2022 | THE QUERNS CW12 3NB | Other | £705,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Aug 2017 | CONGLETON EDGE METHODIST CHAPEL CW12 3NB | Other | £90,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Nov 2015 | CHAPEL COTTAGE CW12 3NB | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2006 | LILAC COTTAGE CW12 3NB | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | TOP HOUSE CW12 3NB | Detached | £166,800 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 173 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 C (30% of about 1,370 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 East, Staffordshire Moorlands.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 175 m and 227 m above sea level (210 m on average); the ground rises about 52 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW12 3NB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| ST8 6QS | 75% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Congleton 324,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km |
| Kidsgrove 288,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Alsager 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Congleton | 3.5 km |
| EV charging points | Congleton Leisure Centre 1 GeniePoint | 3.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 24.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Biddulph Valley Surgery | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Mossley Pharmacy | 2.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Horizons Dental Practice | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Congleton War Memorial Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Biddulph Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Biddulph | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Biddulph Grange Country Park 29 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 1.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,810 m² | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ringwork castle in Bailey's Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| A 16th century mansion and garden remains at Biddulph Old Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km east |
| Biddulph Grange | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Nick i' th' Hill | Hill | 150 m north |
| Willocks Wood | Wood | 380 m south-west |
| Holly Wood | Wood | 560 m south-west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 640 m east |
| Dexter Dale | Valley | 1.5 km north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossley CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km | Good (Sep 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodhouse Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.9 km | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
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 | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 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 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 10 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
All the streets in CW12, ST8 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.