Foundry Lane Elworth, Cheshire East
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (CW11), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9100468.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £238,000 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cheshire East cost £311,897 in August 2026 (+4.5% on a year); private rents averaged £992 a month.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 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.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Moss Lane Tip, is 350 m away.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 14 times (9 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Dragons Lane - Battery Storage Facility, is 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sandbach, about 250 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 80 m away, and Elworth Gardens (0.6 hectares) is about 390 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 58 to 60 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ashfields Primary Care Centre, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 28 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | £238,000 | £236,000 | £240,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £248,000 | £245,000 | £268,995 |
| 2008 | 1 | £495,000 | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £495,000 | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £57,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2018 | 1 CW11 3JP | Detached | £240,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Apr 2015 | 1 CW11 3JP | Detached | £245,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 27 Nov 2018 | 3 CW11 3JP | Detached | £236,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2018 | 3 CW11 3JP | Detached | £240,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Aug 2015 | 3 CW11 3JP | Detached | £248,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 5 CW11 3JP | Detached | £268,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 17 Jan 2008 | KNIGHTSHULME CW11 3JP | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2006 | KNIGHTSHULME CW11 3JP | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 3 Jul 1997 | KNIGHTSHULME CW11 3JP | Detached | £57,500 |
House prices and rents in Cheshire East
A typical home in Cheshire East cost £311,897 in August 2026, 4.5% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier and 52% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £504,698 |
| Semi-detached | £299,120 |
| Terraced | £231,113 |
| Flat or maisonette | £157,592 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £252,798 |
Private renters in Cheshire East paid £992 a month on average in September 2026, 7.2% more than a year before. That is 35% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £701 |
| Two bedrooms | £905 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,115 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,622 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 118 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 2014 (1); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,907 kWh of it on average in 2024, 30% more than the district's 10,720 kWh, and 4,223 kWh of electricity, 27% more than the district's 3,329 kWh. There are gas meters for about 97% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW11 3JP | 5 | 4,969 kWh | 5 | 15,806 kWh |
| CW11 3JJ | 32 | 3,364 kWh | 31 | 13,130 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is CW11.
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 B (32% of about 1,180 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.
Energy projects nearby
5 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land south of Wood Lane (Safeguard Bradwell) Cheshire East 15/1541C | Solar farm | 5 MW | Operational Jan 2017 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Dragons Lane - Battery Storage Facility Cheshire East 22/2219C | Battery storage | 12 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Dec 2022 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Former EON Power Station, Booth Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Cheshire East 24/4104/FUL | Battery storage | 20 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Apr 2025 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Maw Green Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | Operational Dec 1996 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Maw Green Landfill Site, Cheshire (Extension) | Landfill Gas | 2 MW | Operational Jun 2003 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 14 times, for 9 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trent and Mersey Canal.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Lane Sandbach 138Cf United Utilities | Trent and Mersey Canal | 14 | 9 | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 350 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Lane Tip Elworth, Sandbach, Cheshire | from 1946 | Industrial | 350 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 58 m and 60 m above sea level (59 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW11 3JJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW11 3JP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandbach 295,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 250 m |
| Holmes Chapel 244,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Crewe 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Railway Station Elworth | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crewe | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Car parks | Westfields Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 23.7 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ashfields Primary Care Centre Good May 2025 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wise Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Leighton Hospital Requires improvement Apr 2024 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Stephens Care Home Good Apr 2025 | 340 m |
| Police station | Sandbach Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Elworth | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,930 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Elworth Gardens 6,270 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,460 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Moat | Lake or reservoir | 610 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Plex Flash | Lake or reservoir | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Watch Lane Flash | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Ilse Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Hollins Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Dean Hill | Hill | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elworth CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 500 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 73% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 66% in 2024 and 77% in 2023) |
| Elworth Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 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 | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
| Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 54.3 (55.6 in 2025 and 52.6 in 2024); 62.4% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 8.1% AAB or better; progress average |
| Sandbach School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 45.9 (48.2 in 2025 and 47.7 in 2024); 41.5% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 12.2% AAB or better; progress average |
| Sandbach Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 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 | 75% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 75% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 460 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B2 Coaching Holiday Club CW11 3HU | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 460 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Elworth Pre-School Group CW11 3HU | Full day care | 24 | Dec 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| La Maternelle Family Childcare - Sandbach CW11 1YD | Full day care | 93 | Good (Nov 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ashbourne Day Nursery Sandbach CW11 3LZ | Full day care | 70 | Not inspected yet | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 108 childminders and 11 home childcarers (nannies) in Cheshire East. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elworth Mount Pleasant Methodist Church Hall CW11 3BD | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2024 |
| UpBy9 CW11 3AE | Retailers - other | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Frydays Fish Bar CW11 3JF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Jul 2026 |
| S T Jathus CW11 3BD | Retailers - other | 360 m | 4 Good | 26 Apr 2023 |
| The Fox Inn CW11 3BF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Abda CW11 3SB | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| San San CW11 3JD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 6 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (7); On or near Rimmer Grove (5); On or near Patrons Drive (3); On or near Halliwell Court (3); On or near Foundry Lane (3).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 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 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
Rimmer Grove · Halliwell Court · Patrons Drive · Mulberry Gardens · Clifton Road · Peter Fletcher Crescent · Foden Place · Men O Brass Square · Moss Lane · Hill Street · Shergold Close · Lawrence Close
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.