Low deprivation
IMD England
72
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CW12 2EL
Postcode
CW12 2EL
Coordinates
53.1710, -2.1946
Grid reference
SJ870637
Easting
387,086
Northing
363,778
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V5RC4+94
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.
21165
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21165 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)
Property sales · CW12 2EL
HM Land Registry · Cheshire East
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Police Recorded Crime near CW12 2EL
Crime trends · near CW12 2EL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
594530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
40
YoY stable
ASB
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -57%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +40%
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
Scotland-wide
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 ScotlandCheshire 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:32 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:32 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 2EL 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: 21165
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 2EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CW12 2EL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Buglawton Primary School
Cheshire East · CW12 2EL
Not judged
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Esland Daven School
Cheshire East · CW12 2AH
0.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–18
Opal Education
Cheshire East · CW12 1PN
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–17
Havannah Primary School
Cheshire East · CW12 2DF
Not judged
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Eaton Bank Academy
Cheshire East · CW12 1NT
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Cheshire Alternative Provision School
Cheshire East · CW12 1EH
0.7 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
Daven Primary School
Cheshire East · CW12 3AH
Requires improvement
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School
Cheshire East · CW12 1HT
Requires improvement
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Marlfields Primary School
Cheshire East · CW12 4BT
Requires improvement
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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