Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£360,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Eaton Bank Academy
Last published allocation was 20,149 m. This address is 1,188 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
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Coordinates & Location for CW12 2EF
Postcode
CW12 2EF
Coordinates
53.1721, -2.1875
Grid reference
SJ875639
Easting
387,567
Northing
363,904
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V5RC7+R2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Congleton
Travel to Work
Stoke-on-Trent
ITL Region
Cheshire East
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23560
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23560 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CW12 2EF
HM Land Registry · Cheshire East
Average price
£360,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £360,000
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near CW12 2EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near CW12 2EF
Counts are for Congleton East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY stable
594530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.6%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian50.8%
No religion43.7%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4918.8%
25–3413.8%
65–7412.4%
75–849.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
Other17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
All members 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.1%
Any member 66+12.0%
+ 6 other households · 29.1%
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaCongleton E14001178
Constituency
E14001178Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Congleton East
Constituency code
E14001178
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Congleton
International Territorial Level
Cheshire East
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central and Eastern Cheshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 026A E01018395
E01018395MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 026 E02003815
E02003815LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 026A E01018395
E01018395MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 026 E02003815
E02003815Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CW12 2EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 23560
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018395 and MSOA E02003815 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CW12 2EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CW12 2EF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
59%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–17
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–18FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
46.9
Last published allocation was 20,149 m. This address is 1,188 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
Attainment 8
2.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
61%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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