Shipbrook Road Davenham, Cheshire West and Chester
88 addresses across 6 postcodes (CW9), about 420 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 41700368.
- Energy: 43 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 23, E: 14, F: 1).
- Flood: 6 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 D; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Greenbank, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 23 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 63 of its 88 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Danebridge Medical Centre, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away.
- People: About 1,240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
43 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 120 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (18); House, detached (15); House, end-terrace (4). Built: before 1900 (27); 1900-1929 (6); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (33); rented (private) (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 1, St. Wilfrids Court, Church Street
- 10, Church Street, Davenham
- 12, Church Street, Davenham
- 15, Church Street, Davenham
- 20, Church Street, Davenham
- 22, Church Street, Davenham
- 25, Church Street, Davenham
- 27, Church Street, Davenham
- 33, Church Street, Davenham
- 34a, Church Street, Davenham
- 38c, Church Street, Davenham
- 39, Church Street, Davenham
- 45, Church Street, Davenham
- 49, Church Street, Davenham
- 63, Church Street, Davenham
- 69, Church Street, Davenham
- Flat, 1, Church Street, Davenham
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 D (30% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST WILFRED, grade II*
- 61,63 AND 65, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- BULL'S HEAD INN, grade II
- LYCH GATE IN CHURCHYARD OF ST WILFRED, grade II
- ODDFELLOWS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- TABLE TOMB C15 YARDS EAST OF CHURCH OF ST WILFRED, grade II
- THE OLD RECTORY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Davenham Fisheries, Shipbrook Road, Northwich: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at 618 - 624, London Road, Davenham: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 27 October 2026 to 2 November 2026: United Utilities Water Ltd, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 16 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 8NF | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CW9 8NE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 9 | unlikely |
| CW9 8NP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CW9 8GB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CW9 8NA | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CW9 8NH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 88 addresses are between 23 m and 38 m above sea level (30 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW9 8GB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW9 8NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW9 8NE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW9 8NF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW9 8NH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW9 8NP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Greenbank 215,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Northwich 189,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Hartford (Cheshire) 218,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bull's Head Davenham | 150 m |
| Car parks | Zion Street Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Park Street Car Park GeniePoint | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 19.8 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Danebridge Medical Centre | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 40 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Icc Victoria Infirmary | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Northwich Police Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Northwich, Clifton Drive | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 60 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,100 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Wilfred, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m north-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Wilfred | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-east |
| Davenham Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bowl barrow 160m north-east of Moultonbank Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poor's Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Earl's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Marshalls Arm | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Greenbank Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Cat's Clough | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 49 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 88 |
63 of the street's 88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenham CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The County High School, Leftwich | Secondary | 11–16 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Leftwich Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kingsmead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moulton School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Nicholas Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Revive CW9 8NE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| Refill Shed CW9 8NA | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Well Pharmacy CW9 8NE | Retailers - other | 130 m | Exempt | |
| Spar Store CW9 8NA | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Sun Ho CW9 8LZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Dexter and Hemsley CW9 8NA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2026 |
| The Bulls Head CW9 8NA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Premier (old Davenham Convenience Store) CW9 8HP | Retailers - other | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Jun 2026 |
| devenhams CW9 8HS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Aug 2025 |
| ella?s of Davenham CW9 8HS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Oddfellows Arms CW9 8JA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 240 m | 4 Good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Davenham Royal British Legion (Social) Club Ltd CW9 8JB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2018 |
| Davenham Hall Nursing Home CW9 8LL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (7); On or near Laburnum Road (6); On or near Fulton Grove (4); On or near London Road (3); On or near Davenham Court (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: United Utilities Water Ltd: Utility repair and maintenance works, 27 October 2026 to 2 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CW9 8NF: 42 addresses of 48 in the postcode
- CW9 8NE: 39 addresses
- CW9 8NP: 4 addresses
- CW9 8GB: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
- CW9 8NA: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
- CW9 8NH: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Church Street · Bell Crescent · The Grove · Davenham Court · Laburnum Road · Fulton Grove · Green Lane · London Road · Grovemount · Green Lane · Firth Fields · London 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.