Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CW3 0FA
Postcode
CW3 0FA
Coordinates
52.9844, -2.5178
Grid reference
SJ653431
Easting
365,336
Northing
343,129
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C4VXFMJ+QV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Audlem
Travel to Work
Crewe
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.
22045
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22045 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CW3 0FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near CW3 0FA
Counts are for Audlem 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
6
YoY -50%
24132
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.5%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Christian66.0%
No religion27.2%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6425.0%
65–7420.4%
75–8412.8%
35–4912.3%
10–155.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%
Households
All members 66+22.1%
Any member 66+20.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.7%
+ 7 other households · 22.4%
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaChester South and Eddisbury E14001164
Constituency
E14001164Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Audlem
Constituency code
E14001164
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Audlem
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
Western Cheshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 051A E01018449
E01018449MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 051 E02003840
E02003840LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 051A E01018449
E01018449MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 051 E02003840
E02003840Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:48 AM
Sunrise
6:20 PM
Sunset
12 hours 32 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:20 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 32 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode CW3 0FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 22045
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01018449 and MSOA E02003840 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CW3 0FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CW3 0FA
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