Newtown Newtown, Cheshire East
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (CW5), about 470 m (0.3 miles) long. USRN 9800935.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £389,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, E: 3, F: 2).
- 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 E; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 60% to 88% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wrenbury, about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 68 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Surgery, about 3 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 230 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.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £389,000 | £385,000 | £393,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £346,000 | £346,000 | £346,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2025 | HOLLY COTTAGE CW5 8BG | Detached | £393,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2025 | BROOMFIELD CW5 8BX | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2024 | BROOMFIELD CW5 8BX | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2018 | CORNER COTTAGE CW5 8BG | Detached | £346,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2018 | JODAMUAR COTTAGE CW5 8BX | Other | £447,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2008 | FAIRFIELD HOUSE CW5 8BG | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2004 | HAZEL COTTAGE CW5 8BG | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2002 | HOLLY BUSH CORNER CW5 8BX | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 24 Sep 1999 | HAZEL COTTAGE CW5 8BG | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 2 Oct 1998 | HOLLY BUSH CORNER CW5 8BX | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 7 Nov 1996 | HOLLY BUSH CORNER CW5 8BX | Detached | £140,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 144 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 1900-1929 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 (29% of about 970 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 28 October 2026 to 30 September 2027: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 28 October 2026 to 30 September 2027: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (major works)
Finished in the last three months
- 2 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
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 addresses are about 68 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW5 8BG | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| CW5 8BX | 100% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wrenbury 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Nantwich 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Whitchurch (Shropshire) 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Manor View Sound | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nantwich | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 39.3 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Surgery | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Morrisons Pharmacy | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Welsh Row Dental Practice | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitchurch Hospital | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Police station | Cheshire Constabulary | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 350 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sound Heath | Wood | 370 m west |
| Broomhall Gorse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Gorse Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Broomhall Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Lodge Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Duckbay Island | Island | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 15 |
7 of the street's 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound and District Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, 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 |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fitton'S Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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
Fitton's Close · Sound Heath · Wrenbury Heath Road · Broadacres
All the streets in CW5 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.