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CW9

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Northwich, Rudheath and Leftwich, in Cheshire West and Chester.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CW9 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in CW9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£277,500
Joint 975th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
35,199
644th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How CW9 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CW9Middle
Median sale price12 postcode districts, CW · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CW12 areas from £187,500 to £441,250. The middle area is £275,124. CW9 is £277,500.
£277,5006th most expensive
Population12 postcode districts, CW · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CW12 areas from 9,631 to 44,762. The middle area is 33,068. CW9 is 35,199.
35,1994th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares12 postcode districts, CW · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in CW12 areas from 0.0% to 47.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. CW9 is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage12 postcode districts, CW · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CW12 areas from 61.3% to 95.6%. The middle area is 90.3%. CW9 is 95.0%.
95.0%2nd highest

Is CW9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CW9 at a rate of 68.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.4 per 1,000 people across the CW postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 253 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CW9.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,089), other crime (497) and anti-social behaviour (324).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CW9 was 71.5 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in CW9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CW9 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in CW9

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Cheshire West and Chester 003A2,04930.7 per 1,000886.5%
Cheshire West and Chester 003C2,25225.8 per 1,000776.5%
Cheshire West and Chester 017A1,38969.8 per 1,000594.5%
Cheshire West and Chester 017B1,47131.3 per 1,000997.8%
Cheshire West and Chester 017C1,91543.3 per 1,000599.9%
Cheshire West and Chester 017D1,85034.8 per 1,000794.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 018B1,978427.7 per 1,000285.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 018C1,670142.9 per 1,000399.1%
Cheshire West and Chester 021A1,54145.5 per 1,0008100.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 021B1,43666.3 per 1,0002100.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 021C1,55366.3 per 1,000299.8%
Cheshire West and Chester 021D1,72093.2 per 1,0004100.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 021E1,47128.6 per 1,000699.9%
Cheshire West and Chester 021F1,75356.8 per 1,000499.8%
Cheshire West and Chester 023D1,86242.4 per 1,0001096.8%
Cheshire West and Chester 023E1,47532.1 per 1,0001097.0%
Cheshire West and Chester 023F1,97335.4 per 1,000994.7%
Cheshire West and Chester 026A1,70332.2 per 1,000982.9%
Cheshire West and Chester 026B1,65931.8 per 1,000799.9%
Cheshire West and Chester 026C1,30645.1 per 1,000697.8%
Cheshire West and Chester 026D1,78227.0 per 1,0001099.9%

MPs for CW9

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in CW94

Postcode sectors in CW95

Council1

Towns in CW92

Postcode districts next to CW95

Nearest rail stations2

More in the CW postcode area2

CW9 in brief

CW9 is a postcode district covering Northwich, Rudheath and Leftwich, in Cheshire West and Chester.

About 36,491 people lived in CW9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £277,500 in 2025 across 643 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 68.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CW9 was £277,500 in 2025.

CW9 had 35,199 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in CW9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In CW9, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.