Engine Way Congleton, Cheshire East
35 addresses across 2 postcodes (CW12), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 6401700.
31 homes have an energy certificate (A: 18, B: 13). No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Congleton, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 1.1 km away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. The nearest GP surgery is Readesmoor Medical Group Practice, about 1.6 km away. About 470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 41% 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
31 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, mid-terrace (7); House, end-terrace (6). Built: 2023 (25); 2024 (6).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (27% of about 1,500 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: no.
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW12 1TE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Congleton 324,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km |
| Goostrey 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Holmes Chapel 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Viking Park Congleton | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Alighting Only Congleton | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Rood Hill Car Park | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Source EV Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 19.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Readesmoor Medical Group Practice | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | West Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Congleton War Memorial Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Congleton Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | Shell Congleton Cashzone | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 9,110 m² | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | Lower Heath Community Space 6,300 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 220 m² | 1.8 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Black Firs Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km | No published inspection |
| Eaton Bank Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Quinta Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Marlfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Congleton High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFC CW12 1GY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Starbucks Coffee Company CW12 1GY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Aldi CW12 1GY | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 270 m | Awaiting inspection |
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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 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
Loom Drive · Carding Road · Granary Lane · Thorsten Way · Longship Close · Olaf Close · Magnus Drive · Grebe Way · Fulling Close · Hardrada Place · Cotton Avenue · Hangar Way
All the streets in CW12 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, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.