CW12 1GU postcode in Congleton, Cheshire East

CW12 1GU is a postcode in Congleton, in the Congleton West ward of Cheshire East. It is in the Congleton parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since August 2023.

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 0% of homes and businesses at CW12 1GU can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £230,000 Homes sold in CW12 1, last 12 months. ▼ 19% on the year before Nearest station Congleton 1.5 km in a straight line

Where CW12 1GU is, and what is near it

Map of CW12 1GU and what is near it Map of CW12 1GU: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the CW12 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CW12 1AB: also in CW12 1CW12 1AD: also in CW12 1CW12 1AG: also in CW12 1CW12 1AH: also in CW12 1CW12 1AL: also in CW12 1CW12 1AN: also in CW12 1CW12 1AP: also in CW12 1CW12 1AR: also in CW12 1CW12 1AS: also in CW12 1CW12 1AU: also in CW12 1CW12 1AX: also in CW12 1CW12 1AY: also in CW12 1CW12 1BA: also in CW12 1CW12 1BD: also in CW12 1CW12 1BE: also in CW12 1CW12 1BG: also in CW12 1CW12 1BL: also in CW12 1CW12 1BN: also in CW12 1CW12 1BP: also in CW12 1CW12 1BU: also in CW12 1CW12 1DA: also in CW12 1CW12 1DB: also in CW12 1CW12 1DE: also in CW12 1CW12 1DF: also in CW12 1CW12 1DG: also in CW12 1CW12 1DL: also in CW12 1CW12 1DN: also in CW12 1CW12 1DP: also in CW12 1CW12 1DR: also in CW12 1CW12 1DS: also in CW12 1CW12 1DT: also in CW12 1CW12 1EA: also in CW12 1CW12 1EE: also in CW12 1CW12 1EF: also in CW12 1CW12 1EG: also in CW12 1CW12 1EH: also in CW12 1CW12 1EJ: also in CW12 1CW12 1EN: also in CW12 1CW12 1EP: also in CW12 1CW12 1EQ: also in CW12 1CW12 1ER: also in CW12 1CW12 1ES: also in CW12 1CW12 1ET: also in CW12 1CW12 1EW: also in CW12 1CW12 1EY: also in CW12 1CW12 1EZ: also in CW12 1CW12 1FR: also in CW12 1CW12 1FS: also in CW12 1CW12 1FU: also in CW12 1CW12 1GD: also in CW12 1CW12 1GE: also in CW12 1CW12 1GF: also in CW12 1CW12 1GG: also in CW12 1CW12 1GS: also in CW12 1CW12 1GT: also in CW12 1CW12 1GX: also in CW12 1CW12 1HA: also in CW12 1CW12 1HB: also in CW12 1CW12 1HE: also in CW12 1CW12 1HF: also in CW12 1CW12 1HG: also in CW12 1CW12 1HH: also in CW12 1CW12 1HJ: also in CW12 1CW12 1HL: also in CW12 1CW12 1HN: also in CW12 1CW12 1HP: also in CW12 1CW12 1HQ: also in CW12 1CW12 1HR: also in CW12 1CW12 1HS: also in CW12 1CW12 1HT: also in CW12 1CW12 1HU: also in CW12 1CW12 1HW: also in CW12 1CW12 1HX: also in CW12 1CW12 1HY: also in CW12 1CW12 1HZ: also in CW12 1CW12 1JB: also in CW12 1CW12 1JD: also in CW12 1CW12 1JE: also in CW12 1CW12 1JF: also in CW12 1CW12 1JG: also in CW12 1CW12 1JJ: also in CW12 1CW12 1JN: also in CW12 1CW12 1JP: also in CW12 1CW12 1JR: also in CW12 1CW12 1JS: also in CW12 1CW12 1JU: also in CW12 1CW12 1JX: also in CW12 1CW12 1JY: also in CW12 1CW12 1JZ: also in CW12 1CW12 1LA: also in CW12 1CW12 1LD: also in CW12 1CW12 1LE: also in CW12 1CW12 1LF: also in CW12 1CW12 1LG: also in CW12 1CW12 1LJ: also in CW12 1CW12 1LN: also in CW12 1CW12 1LP: also in CW12 1CW12 1LQ: also in CW12 1CW12 1LR: also in CW12 1CW12 1NA: also in CW12 1CW12 1NB: also in CW12 1CW12 1ND: also in CW12 1CW12 1NE: also in CW12 1CW12 1NF: also in CW12 1CW12 1NG: also in CW12 1CW12 1NQ: also in CW12 1CW12 1NW: also in CW12 1CW12 1PG: also in CW12 1CW12 1PS: also in CW12 1CW12 1PT: also in CW12 1CW12 1PX: also in CW12 1CW12 1PY: also in CW12 1CW12 1PZ: also in CW12 1CW12 1QA: also in CW12 1CW12 1QD: also in CW12 1CW12 1QE: also in CW12 1CW12 1QF: also in CW12 1CW12 1QG: also in CW12 1CW12 1QH: also in CW12 1CW12 1QJ: also in CW12 1CW12 1QL: also in CW12 1CW12 1QN: also in CW12 1CW12 1QP: also in CW12 1CW12 1QQ: also in CW12 1CW12 1QR: also in CW12 1CW12 1QU: also in CW12 1CW12 1QY: also in CW12 1CW12 1RA: also in CW12 1CW12 1RD: also in CW12 1CW12 1RE: also in CW12 1CW12 1RF: also in CW12 1CW12 1RG: also in CW12 1CW12 1RH: also in CW12 1CW12 1RJ: also in CW12 1CW12 1RL: also in CW12 1CW12 1RP: also in CW12 1CW12 1RS: also in CW12 1CW12 1RU: also in CW12 1CW12 1RX: also in CW12 1CW12 1RY: also in CW12 1CW12 1SA: also in CW12 1CW12 1SB: also in CW12 1CW12 1SG: also in CW12 1CW12 1SL: also in CW12 1CW12 1SN: also in CW12 1CW12 1SP: also in CW12 1CW12 1SR: also in CW12 1CW12 1SS: also in CW12 1CW12 1ST: also in CW12 1CW12 1SU: also in CW12 1CW12 1SW: also in CW12 1CW12 1SX: also in CW12 1CW12 1SY: also in CW12 1CW12 1TA: also in CW12 1CW12 1TB: also in CW12 1CW12 1UN: also in CW12 1CW12 1XD: also in CW12 1CW12 1YJ: also in CW12 1CW12 1YZ: also in CW12 1 Esland Daven School 1.2 kmKidsgrove station 8.8 kmCongleton West CW12 1GU Map of CW12 1GU and what is near it Map of CW12 1GU: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the CW12 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 11 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Kidsgrove station 8.8 kmCongleton West CW12 1GU
  • CW12 1GU
  • Other postcodes in CW12 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 53.1636, longitude -2.2135)

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 CW12 1GU?

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 CW12 1GU?

Every home and business at CW12 1GU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW12 1GU 0% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW12 1GU 100% Cheshire East 97%
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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 CW12 1GU?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CW12 1GU.

Check the bin days for CW12 1GU 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 CW12 1GU 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 CW12 1GU.

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 CW12 1GU: 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 CW12 1GU is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:01 on 23 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:01 on 23 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CW12 1GU?

Homes in CW12 1 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, down 19% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£283,998 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 19% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £160,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £132,000 10 sales

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

Across the whole CW12 district: a typical £284,500 from 502 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 CW12 1GU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CW12 1GU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at CW12 1GU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CW12 1GU. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CW12 1GU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,110 homes in the neighbourhood around CW12 1GU. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). 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 CW12 1GU

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 £3,000 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,909.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 320 (29%)£1,637
Band Babout 540 (49%)£1,909
Band Cabout 180 (16%)£2,182
Band Dabout 60 (5%)£2,455
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,000
Band Fwithheld£3,546
Band Gfewer than 5£4,091
Band Hwithheld£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 CW12 1GU is in (ONS area E01018402), 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 CW12 1GU?

The nearest open schools to CW12 1GU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW12 1GU, 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 CW12 1GU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW12 1GU is Congleton Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Congleton Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Kidsgrove Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bus Station, 101 m away.

More stations near CW12 1GU, 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 CW12 1GU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW12 1GU, 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 CW12 1GU?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CW12 1GU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Engenie Charging point · 4 chargers 150 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 5 chargers 650 mWalk
  • Aldi Charging point · 4 chargers 1.5 kmCycle

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.

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

Which dentists are near CW12 1GU?

The nearest to the centre of CW12 1GU, 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 CW12 1GU?

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 CW12 1GU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW12 1GU, 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 CW12 1GU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW12 1GU, 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 CW12 1GU?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW12 1GU 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 CW12 1GU in a conservation area?

The centre of CW12 1GU 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 CW12 1GU?

Police.uk records 147 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW12 1GU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences69 reports
Public order17 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: possession of weapons 7, drugs 5, other crime 3, vehicle crime 2, burglary 1, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 CW12 1GU

Ward
Congleton West
Parish
Congleton
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Congleton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2023

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

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CW12 1AS20 mCW12 1XD20 mCW12 1AP40 mCW12 1AY50 mCW12 1AU60 mCW12 1AR60 m
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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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