Willow Close Audlem, Cheshire East
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (CW3), about 70 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 6400578.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £592,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 1, D: 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.
- 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 75% 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 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 61 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Audlem Medical Practice, about 130 m away.
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 19 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £592,500 | £545,000 | £640,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £535,000 | £467,000 | £540,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2021 | 3 CW3 0JT | Detached | £545,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 7 CW3 0JT | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 3 CW3 0JT | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2016 | 5 CW3 0JT | Detached | £467,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 7 CW3 0JT | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 2 CW3 0JT | Detached | £535,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 203 m². Most common: House (3); House, detached (1). Built: 2014 (2); 2016 (1); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 (23% of about 1,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- 28, STAFFORD STREET, grade II
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
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 5 addresses are between 61 m and 63 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW3 0AR | 100% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
| CW3 0JT | 100% | 75% | 75% | 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 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Whitchurch (Shropshire) 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Post Office Audlem | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Nantwich | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 42.8 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Audlem Medical Practice | 130 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Market Drayton Cottage Hospital | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) |
| Police station | Nantwich Police Station | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Hankelow Green 1.1 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 210 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m south-west. 20 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 | 110 m south-west |
| The Old Grammar School | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south |
| Moss Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Hankelow Fox Covert | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Fox's Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Hound Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Spanner Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is 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 | 320 m | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Lek Eatery CW3 0AH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Ludo's Catering Suppliers Ltd CW3 0AH | Mobile caterer | 130 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| Oxtail & Trotter CW3 0AH | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2025 |
| The Tearoom at No.11 CW3 0AH | Other catering premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| The Village Chippy CW3 0AH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Boots | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 25 Jul 2024 |
| Williams CW3 0AE | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2023 |
| Ayaan's CW3 0AE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Co-operative Food CW3 0DX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 200 m | 5 Very good | 29 Oct 2025 |
| Audlem St James' CE Primary School CW3 0HH | School/college/university | 230 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| The Bridge Inn CW3 0DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2026 |
| The Shroppie Fly CW3 0DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Square (6); On or near Supermarket (3); On or near Crown Mews (2); On or near Stafford Street (2); On or near School Lane (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 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 | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is 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
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
Churchfields · Stafford Street · Eaton Way · St James Close · Church View · Cotton Mews · School Lane · Aldelyme Court · Sycamore Close · Crown Mews · Vicarage Lane · Broadways
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.