Congleton
Congleton is covered by postcode district CW12. It is in the Cheshire East council area, England.
Every postcode in Congleton, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 66
- In use before 2020: 775
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 841 postcodes in Congleton that ONS places, 66 are new since 2020 and 775 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.1652, longitude -2.2127. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 12 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CW12 2QU, is the newest of them.
- 8 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CW12 4PZ, is the newest of them.
- 5 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CW12 2GY, is the newest of them.
- 5 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CW12 3UR, is the newest of them.
- 5 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CW12 3YZ, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Congleton?
Homes sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.3% on the 12 months before. At 742 of the 827 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 248 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 70 of its 841 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Congleton, 1.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Congleton?
Homes in Congleton sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 450 sales, down 5.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £392,500 159 sales
- Semi-detached £257,500 157 sales
- Terraced £182,500 108 sales
- Flat or maisonette £129,750 26 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CW12 district, Congleton's main postcode district: a typical £284,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Congleton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Congleton?
66 of the 841 postcodes now in use in Congleton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 49 of the 611 homes sold in Congleton were newly built (8%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CW12 district, 25%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Congleton | Across the CW12 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 7 of 450 (2%) | 33 of 502 (7%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 49 of 611 (8%) | 199 of 808 (25%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Congleton?
Ofcom reports on 827 of the 841 postcodes in Congleton. At 742 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Congleton at risk of flooding?
70 of the 841 postcodes in Congleton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 248 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Congleton?
The open schools at the postcodes in Congleton (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School400 m 183 pupils, 244 places
- Daven Primary School650 m 137 pupils, 210 places
- Marlfields Primary School700 m 177 pupils, 206 places
- Buglawton Primary School1.4 km 202 pupils, 210 places
- The Quinta Primary School1.8 km 491 pupils, 420 places
- Havannah Primary School1.9 km 244 pupils, 236 places
- Mossley CofE Primary School2.3 km 413 pupils, 420 places
- Black Firs Primary School2.3 km 372 pupils, 280 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Congleton?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Congleton is Congleton Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.
- Congleton Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
- Kidsgrove Rail Station Railway station 9.0 kmDrive
- Alsager Rail Station Railway station 9.9 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Congleton?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Congleton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Meadowside Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2024 · Phone 01260 272331 100 mWalk
- Readesmoor Medical Group Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01260 276161 300 mWalk
- Lawton House Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2024 · Phone 01260 275454 500 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Congleton safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,961 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Congleton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 138 September 2025
- 137 October 2025
- 155 November 2025
- 155 December 2025
- 152 January 2026
- 148 February 2026
- 186 March 2026
- 168 April 2026
- 203 May 2026
- 177 June 2026
- 188 July 2026
- 154 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 55, vehicle crime 40, possession of weapons 27, bicycle theft 12, robbery 8, theft from the person 4.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Congleton?
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Congleton (827) and Macclesfield (14)
- Police force area
- Cheshire
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Congleton
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Cheshire East about council tax Council tax, on cheshireeast.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Congleton
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Congleton postcodes
841 postcodes in use in Congleton, by district:
That district is in the CW postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Congleton
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Congleton's £270,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Congleton
- What is it like to live in Congleton?
- Homes sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.3% on the 12 months before. At 742 of the 827 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 248 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 70 of its 841 postcodes. It has at least 8 primary schools and 4 secondary schools at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Congleton, 1.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Congleton?
- Congleton is covered by postcode district CW12, across 841 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Congleton in?
- Congleton is in the Cheshire East council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Congleton?
- Homes in Congleton sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 450 sales, down 5.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Congleton?
- In Congleton, primary schools at its postcodes include Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Daven Primary School and Marlfields Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Aidenswood School, Esland Daven School and Opal Education. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Congleton have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Congleton is Congleton, 1.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Congleton?
- Ofcom reports on 827 of the 841 postcodes in Congleton. At 742 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Congleton at risk of flooding?
- 70 of the 841 postcodes in Congleton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 248 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Congleton?
- 66 of the 841 postcodes now in use in Congleton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 49 of the 611 homes sold in Congleton were newly built (8%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CW12 district, 25%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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