CW11 2LX postcode in Sandbach, Cheshire East

CW11 2LX is a postcode in Sandbach, in the Sandbach Heath and East ward of Cheshire East. It is in the Congleton parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1995.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CW11 2LX can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £295,000 Homes sold in CW11 2, last 12 months. ▼ 15.7% on the year before Nearest station Sandbach 3.3 km in a straight line

Where CW11 2LX is, and what is near it

Map of CW11 2LX and what is near it Map of CW11 2LX: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the CW11 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CW11 2AJ: also in CW11 2CW11 2AL: also in CW11 2CW11 2AN: also in CW11 2CW11 2FZ: also in CW11 2CW11 2JD: also in CW11 2CW11 2JU: also in CW11 2CW11 2JX: also in CW11 2CW11 2JY: also in CW11 2CW11 2JZ: also in CW11 2CW11 2LA: also in CW11 2CW11 2LB: also in CW11 2CW11 2LD: also in CW11 2CW11 2LE: also in CW11 2CW11 2LF: also in CW11 2CW11 2LG: also in CW11 2CW11 2LH: also in CW11 2CW11 2LJ: also in CW11 2CW11 2LL: also in CW11 2CW11 2LQ: also in CW11 2CW11 2LR: also in CW11 2CW11 2LS: also in CW11 2CW11 2LT: also in CW11 2CW11 2LU: also in CW11 2CW11 2LY: also in CW11 2CW11 2LZ: also in CW11 2CW11 2NA: also in CW11 2CW11 2NB: also in CW11 2CW11 2ND: also in CW11 2CW11 2TL: also in CW11 2CW11 2WE: also in CW11 2 Sandbach station 3.3 kmHaslington Surgery 6.0 kmHolmes Chapel station 6.3 kmGP 6.3 kmSandbach CW11 2LX Map of CW11 2LX and what is near it Map of CW11 2LX: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the CW11 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 7 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Holmes Chapel station 6.3 kmGP 6.3 kmBrereton Rural CW11 2LX
  • CW11 2LX
  • Other postcodes in CW11 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.1426, longitude -2.3463)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CW11 2LX?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CW11 2LX?

Every home and business at CW11 2LX can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW11 2LX 100% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW11 2LX 100% Cheshire East 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CW11 2LX?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire East Council's days for CW11 2LX today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CW11 2LX on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CW11 2LX at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CW11 2LX.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cheshire East

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CW11 2LX: 5,069 properties in Cheshire East are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Cheshire East

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CW11 2LX is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CW11 2LX?

Homes in CW11 2 sold for a typical £295,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, down 15.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£295,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 15.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £340,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 10 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CW11 district: a typical £265,000 from 387 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CW11 2LX

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CW11 2LX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 February 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near CW11 2LX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around CW11 2LX. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CW11 2LX

Band D in Cheshire East for 2026‑27: £2,455. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,637 (band A) to £4,091 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,909.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (6%)£1,637
Band Babout 260 (30%)£1,909
Band Cabout 220 (25%)£2,182
Band Dabout 230 (26%)£2,455
Band Eabout 50 (6%)£3,000
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,546
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,091
Band Hwithheld£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 35% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 22% 2020 or later

Averages for Cheshire East before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CW11 2LX is in (ONS area E01018433), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CW11 2LX?

The nearest open schools to CW11 2LX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW11 2LX, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to CW11 2LX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW11 2LX is Sandbach Rail Station, 3.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandbach Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Holmes Chapel Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Heath Road, 110 m away.

More stations near CW11 2LX, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CW11 2LX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW11 2LX, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CW11 2LX?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CW11 2LX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 40 kW 700 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 750 mWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.1 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CW11 2LX?

The nearest to the centre of CW11 2LX, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CW11 2LX?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CW11 2LX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW11 2LX, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CW11 2LX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW11 2LX, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CW11 2LX?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW11 2LX on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CW11 2LX in a conservation area?

The centre of CW11 2LX is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CW11 2LX?

Police.uk records 80 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW11 2LX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences30 reports
Public order12 reports
Other theft10 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Shoplifting6 reports

Also: drugs 3, other crime 3, burglary 1, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CW11 2LX

Ward
Sandbach Heath and East
Parish
Sandbach
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Sandbach
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1995

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CW11 2JZ60 mCW11 2LA70 mCW11 2NA90 mCW11 2ND120 mCW11 2JY120 mCW11 2LB160 m
All of CW11

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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