Whitchurch Road Audlem, Cheshire East
47 addresses across 8 postcodes (CW3), about 240 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 9801172.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (D: 3, E: 4, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: 19 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 E; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wrenbury, about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hankelow Green, is about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 58 to 67 m above sea level.
- Noise: 27 of its 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Audlem Medical Practice, about 260 m away.
- People: About 910 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (4); House, detached (3); Flat (2). Built: before 1900 (5); 1900-1929 (3); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (4).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (24% of about 2,110 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- MEMORIAL LAMPSTANDARD, grade II
- MILEPOST, grade II
- THE CROWN HOTEL, grade II
- THE MARKET HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 24 October 2026 to 1 November 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (major works)
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 5 November 2026 to 6 November 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works, permit applied for)
- 12 November 2026 to 22 November 2026: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 16 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, multi-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW3 0DX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CW3 0AE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CW3 0BE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CW3 0AG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CW3 0DL | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 14 / 1 | unlikely |
| CW3 0DY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CW3 0AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CW3 0EA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 58 m and 67 m above sea level (63 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW3 0AE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW3 0AG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW3 0AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW3 0BE | 100% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| CW3 0DL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CW3 0DX | 86% | 64% | 64% | 0% |
| CW3 0DY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CW3 0EA | 100% | 4% | 4% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wrenbury 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Nantwich 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Whitchurch (Shropshire) 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tollgate Drive Audlem | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nantwich | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 43.1 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Audlem Medical Practice | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Market Drayton Cottage Hospital | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Nantwich Police Station | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hankelow Green 1.1 ha | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 220 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade I), 250 m north-east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St James | Listed building, Grade I | 250 m north-east |
| The Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-east |
| Moss Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Coxbank Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Fox's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Hound Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Hankelow Fox Covert | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 47 |
27 of the street's 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audlem St James' CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bridge Inn CW3 0DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| The Shroppie Fly CW3 0DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Co-operative Food CW3 0DX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 160 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Ayaan's CW3 0AE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Williams CW3 0AE | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2023 |
| Boots | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 25 Jul 2024 |
| Oxtail & Trotter CW3 0AH | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2025 |
| The Tearoom at No.11 CW3 0AH | Other catering premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Jan Lek Eatery CW3 0AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Ludo's Catering Suppliers Ltd CW3 0AH | Mobile caterer | 260 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| The Village Chippy CW3 0AH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Square (6); On or near Supermarket (3); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (2); On or near Crown Mews (2); On or near Oak Tree Gate (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 64% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 45% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 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 neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 7 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: CHESHIRE EAST COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 5 November 2026 to 6 November 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CW3 0DX: 24 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- CW3 0AE: 11 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- CW3 0BE: 4 addresses of 52 in the postcode
- CW3 0AG: 2 addresses
- CW3 0DL: 2 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- CW3 0DY: 2 addresses
- CW3 0AQ: 1 address
- CW3 0EA: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Armstrong Close · Shropshire Street · Windmill Drive · Kingbur Place · Oak Tree Gate · Tollgate Drive · Chapel Close · Gemmull Close · Old Vicarage Gardens · Telford Way · Crown Mews · Vicarage Lane
All the streets in CW3 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.