CW8 4LB postcode in Barnton, Cheshire West and Chester

CW8 4LB is a postcode in Barnton, in the Marbury ward of Cheshire West and Chester. It is in the Tatton parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 CW8 4LB can get it Across Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £254,000 Homes sold in CW8 4, last 12 months. ▲ 2.5% on the year before Nearest station Greenbank 2.3 km in a straight line

Where CW8 4LB is, and what is near it

Map of CW8 4LB and what is near it Map of CW8 4LB: its centre point, with the 343 other postcodes in the CW8 4 sector, 4 schools (3 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) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CW8 4DT: also in CW8 4CW8 4DU: also in CW8 4CW8 4EJ: also in CW8 4CW8 4EL: also in CW8 4CW8 4EN: also in CW8 4CW8 4EP: also in CW8 4CW8 4ER: also in CW8 4CW8 4ES: also in CW8 4CW8 4ET: also in CW8 4CW8 4EU: also in CW8 4CW8 4EW: also in CW8 4CW8 4EX: also in CW8 4CW8 4EY: also in CW8 4CW8 4EZ: also in CW8 4CW8 4GR: also in CW8 4CW8 4GX: also in CW8 4CW8 4HA: also in CW8 4CW8 4HB: also in CW8 4CW8 4HD: also in CW8 4CW8 4HF: also in CW8 4CW8 4HG: also in CW8 4CW8 4HP: also in CW8 4CW8 4JB: also in CW8 4CW8 4JD: also in CW8 4CW8 4JE: also in CW8 4CW8 4JF: also in CW8 4CW8 4JG: also in CW8 4CW8 4JH: also in CW8 4CW8 4JJ: also in CW8 4CW8 4JL: also in CW8 4CW8 4JN: also in CW8 4CW8 4JP: also in CW8 4CW8 4JQ: also in CW8 4CW8 4JR: also in CW8 4CW8 4JS: also in CW8 4CW8 4JT: also in CW8 4CW8 4JU: also in CW8 4CW8 4JX: also in CW8 4CW8 4JY: also in CW8 4CW8 4JZ: also in CW8 4CW8 4LA: also in CW8 4CW8 4LD: also in CW8 4CW8 4LE: also in CW8 4CW8 4LF: also in CW8 4CW8 4LG: also in CW8 4CW8 4LH: also in CW8 4CW8 4LJ: also in CW8 4CW8 4LL: also in CW8 4CW8 4LN: also in CW8 4CW8 4LP: also in CW8 4CW8 4LQ: also in CW8 4CW8 4LR: also in CW8 4CW8 4LS: also in CW8 4CW8 4LT: also in CW8 4CW8 4LW: also in CW8 4CW8 4ND: also in CW8 4CW8 4NG: also in CW8 4CW8 4NH: also in CW8 4CW8 4NJ: also in CW8 4CW8 4NL: also in CW8 4CW8 4NN: also in CW8 4CW8 4NP: also in CW8 4CW8 4NQ: also in CW8 4CW8 4NR: also in CW8 4CW8 4NT: also in CW8 4CW8 4NU: also in CW8 4CW8 4NW: also in CW8 4CW8 4NZ: also in CW8 4CW8 4PA: also in CW8 4CW8 4PB: also in CW8 4CW8 4PD: also in CW8 4CW8 4PG: also in CW8 4CW8 4PH: also in CW8 4CW8 4PQ: also in CW8 4CW8 4PW: also in CW8 4CW8 4QP: also in CW8 4CW8 4QR: also in CW8 4CW8 4SD: also in CW8 4CW8 4SE: also in CW8 4CW8 4SR: also in CW8 4CW8 4SY: also in CW8 4CW8 4SZ: also in CW8 4CW8 4UL: also in CW8 4CW8 4UP: also in CW8 4CW8 4UR: also in CW8 4CW8 4UT: also in CW8 4CW8 4WA: also in CW8 4CW8 4YE: also in CW8 4CW8 4YQ: also in CW8 4CW8 4YS: also in CW8 4CW8 4YT: also in CW8 4CW8 4YU: also in CW8 4CW8 4YX: also in CW8 4 School 750 m2 places, 2.0–2.3 kmThe Russett School 2.1 kmNorthwich station 3.2 kmBarnton CW8 4LB Map of CW8 4LB and what is near it Map of CW8 4LB: its centre point, with the 343 other postcodes in the CW8 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Barnton CW8 4LB
  • CW8 4LB
  • Other postcodes in CW8 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.2715, longitude -2.5425)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CW8 4LB?

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 CW8 4LB?

Every home and business at CW8 4LB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW8 4LB 100% Cheshire West and Chester 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW8 4LB 100% Cheshire West and Chester 98%
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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 CW8 4LB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire West and Chester Council's days for CW8 4LB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CW8 4LB 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 CW8 4LB 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 CW8 4LB.

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 West and Chester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CW8 4LB: 3,541 properties in Cheshire West and Chester are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Cheshire West and Chester

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 CW8 4LB 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 CW8 4LB?

Homes in CW8 4 sold for a typical £254,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 243 sales, up 2.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£254,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£247,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £353,998 56 sales
  • Semi-detached £245,000 94 sales
  • Terraced £213,000 79 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £138,750 14 sales

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

Across the whole CW8 district: a typical £265,000 from 632 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 CW8 4LB

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CW8 4LB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 September 2025. The middle sale was £225,000, from £195,000 to £235,000. Across CW8 4, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £254,000. 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 CW8 4LB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around CW8 4LB. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). 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 CW8 4LB

Band D in Cheshire West and Chester for 2026‑27: £2,517. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,678 (band A) to £3,077 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,958.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (23%)£1,678
Band Babout 310 (44%)£1,958
Band Cabout 170 (24%)£2,238
Band Dabout 50 (7%)£2,517
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,077
Band Fwithheld£3,636
Band Gwithheld£4,196
Band Hfewer than 5£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 38% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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

Averages for Cheshire West and Chester 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 CW8 4LB is in (ONS area E01018674), 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 CW8 4LB?

The nearest open schools to CW8 4LB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW8 4LB, 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 CW8 4LB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW8 4LB is Greenbank Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Greenbank Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Northwich Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Broadway, 188 m away.

More stations near CW8 4LB, 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 CW8 4LB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW8 4LB, 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 CW8 4LB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CW8 4LB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near CW8 4LB?

The nearest to the centre of CW8 4LB, 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 CW8 4LB?

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 CW8 4LB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW8 4LB, 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 CW8 4LB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW8 4LB, 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 CW8 4LB?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW8 4LB 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 CW8 4LB in a conservation area?

The centre of CW8 4LB 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 CW8 4LB?

Police.uk records 44 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW8 4LB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other theft3 reports
Other crime3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: burglary 1, bicycle theft 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 CW8 4LB

Ward
Marbury
Parish
Barnton
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Barnton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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CW8 4JZ50 mCW8 4JY50 mCW8 4LE90 mCW8 4LA110 mCW8 4LF120 mCW8 4LS150 m
All of CW8

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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