CW9 5BA postcode in Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester

CW9 5BA is a postcode in Northwich, in the Northwich Witton ward of Cheshire West and Chester. It is in the Mid Cheshire 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 0% of homes and businesses at CW9 5BA can get it Across Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £141,000 Homes sold in CW9 5, last 12 months. ▼ 7.2% on the year before Nearest station Northwich 1.1 km in a straight line

Where CW9 5BA is, and what is near it

Map of CW9 5BA and what is near it Map of CW9 5BA: its centre point, with the 164 other postcodes in the CW9 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CW9 5AA: also in CW9 5CW9 5AB: also in CW9 5CW9 5AE: also in CW9 5CW9 5AG: also in CW9 5CW9 5AH: also in CW9 5CW9 5AJ: also in CW9 5CW9 5AQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5AS: also in CW9 5CW9 5AT: also in CW9 5CW9 5AU: also in CW9 5CW9 5AW: also in CW9 5CW9 5AX: also in CW9 5CW9 5AY: also in CW9 5CW9 5BB: also in CW9 5CW9 5BD: also in CW9 5CW9 5BE: also in CW9 5CW9 5BF: also in CW9 5CW9 5BH: also in CW9 5CW9 5BJ: also in CW9 5CW9 5BL: also in CW9 5CW9 5BN: also in CW9 5CW9 5BS: also in CW9 5CW9 5BT: also in CW9 5CW9 5BU: also in CW9 5CW9 5BW: also in CW9 5CW9 5BX: also in CW9 5CW9 5BY: also in CW9 5CW9 5BZ: also in CW9 5CW9 5DD: also in CW9 5CW9 5DE: also in CW9 5CW9 5DH: also in CW9 5CW9 5DL: also in CW9 5CW9 5DP: also in CW9 5CW9 5DR: also in CW9 5CW9 5DW: also in CW9 5CW9 5DY: also in CW9 5CW9 5DZ: also in CW9 5CW9 5EA: also in CW9 5CW9 5EB: also in CW9 5CW9 5EH: also in CW9 5CW9 5EP: also in CW9 5CW9 5ER: also in CW9 5CW9 5EU: also in CW9 5CW9 5EX: also in CW9 5CW9 5EY: also in CW9 5CW9 5FP: also in CW9 5CW9 5FQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5FS: also in CW9 5CW9 5FT: also in CW9 5CW9 5FU: also in CW9 5CW9 5FW: also in CW9 5CW9 5FX: also in CW9 5CW9 5FY: also in CW9 5CW9 5FZ: also in CW9 5CW9 5GD: also in CW9 5CW9 5GE: also in CW9 5CW9 5GF: also in CW9 5CW9 5GJ: also in CW9 5CW9 5HA: also in CW9 5CW9 5HB: also in CW9 5CW9 5HD: also in CW9 5CW9 5HG: also in CW9 5CW9 5HN: also in CW9 5CW9 5HP: also in CW9 5CW9 5HQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5HR: also in CW9 5CW9 5HT: also in CW9 5CW9 5HU: also in CW9 5CW9 5HW: also in CW9 5CW9 5JA: also in CW9 5CW9 5JB: also in CW9 5CW9 5JD: also in CW9 5CW9 5JE: also in CW9 5CW9 5JF: also in CW9 5CW9 5JJ: also in CW9 5CW9 5JL: also in CW9 5CW9 5JN: also in CW9 5CW9 5JP: also in CW9 5CW9 5JQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5JR: also in CW9 5CW9 5JS: also in CW9 5CW9 5LA: also in CW9 5CW9 5LG: also in CW9 5CW9 5LH: also in CW9 5CW9 5LJ: also in CW9 5CW9 5LL: also in CW9 5CW9 5LN: also in CW9 5CW9 5LP: also in CW9 5CW9 5LQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5LR: also in CW9 5CW9 5LS: also in CW9 5CW9 5LT: also in CW9 5CW9 5LU: also in CW9 5CW9 5LW: also in CW9 5CW9 5LX: also in CW9 5CW9 5LY: also in CW9 5CW9 5LZ: also in CW9 5CW9 5NA: also in CW9 5CW9 5NB: also in CW9 5CW9 5ND: also in CW9 5CW9 5NF: also in CW9 5CW9 5NL: also in CW9 5CW9 5NN: also in CW9 5CW9 5NP: also in CW9 5CW9 5NQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5NT: also in CW9 5CW9 5NU: also in CW9 5CW9 5NW: also in CW9 5CW9 5NY: also in CW9 5CW9 5PA: also in CW9 5CW9 5PB: also in CW9 5CW9 5PD: also in CW9 5CW9 5PE: also in CW9 5CW9 5PF: also in CW9 5CW9 5PG: also in CW9 5CW9 5PH: also in CW9 5CW9 5PJ: also in CW9 5CW9 5PL: also in CW9 5CW9 5PQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5PR: also in CW9 5CW9 5PS: also in CW9 5CW9 5PT: also in CW9 5CW9 5PU: also in CW9 5CW9 5PX: also in CW9 5CW9 5PY: also in CW9 5CW9 5PZ: also in CW9 5CW9 5QA: also in CW9 5CW9 5QB: also in CW9 5CW9 5QE: also in CW9 5CW9 5QF: also in CW9 5CW9 5QG: also in CW9 5CW9 5QJ: also in CW9 5CW9 5QN: also in CW9 5CW9 5QP: also in CW9 5CW9 5QQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5QR: also in CW9 5CW9 5QU: also in CW9 5CW9 5QX: also in CW9 5CW9 5QY: also in CW9 5CW9 5RA: also in CW9 5CW9 5RB: also in CW9 5CW9 5RE: also in CW9 5CW9 5RF: also in CW9 5CW9 5RG: also in CW9 5CW9 5RH: also in CW9 5CW9 5RJ: also in CW9 5CW9 5RL: also in CW9 5CW9 5RN: also in CW9 5CW9 5RP: also in CW9 5CW9 5RQ: also in CW9 5CW9 5RS: also in CW9 5CW9 5RT: also in CW9 5CW9 5RW: also in CW9 5CW9 5UR: also in CW9 5CW9 5UT: also in CW9 5 Greenbank station 1.7 kmNorthwich Witton CW9 5BA Map of CW9 5BA and what is near it Map of CW9 5BA: its centre point, with the 164 other postcodes in the CW9 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Northwich Witton CW9 5BA
  • CW9 5BA
  • Other postcodes in CW9 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • 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 53.2611, longitude -2.5136)

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 CW9 5BA?

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 CW9 5BA?

Every home and business at CW9 5BA 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)

CW9 5BA 0% Cheshire West and Chester 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW9 5BA 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 CW9 5BA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CW9 5BA.

Check the bin days for CW9 5BA 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 CW9 5BA 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 CW9 5BA.

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 CW9 5BA: 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 CW9 5BA is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 21:14 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 21:14 on 22 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 CW9 5BA?

Homes in CW9 5 sold for a typical £141,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, down 7.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£141,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£152,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £215,525 14 sales
  • Terraced £145,500 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £99,000 22 sales

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

Across the whole CW9 district: a typical £278,748 from 466 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 CW9 5BA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CW9 5BA 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

What council tax band are homes near CW9 5BA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around CW9 5BA. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (32%). 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 CW9 5BA

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 A, the most common, is £1,678.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 520 (44%)£1,678
Band Babout 450 (38%)£1,958
Band Cabout 150 (13%)£2,238
Band Dabout 60 (5%)£2,517
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,077
Band Ffewer than 5£3,636
Band Gfewer than 5£4,196
Band Hwithheld£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 32% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

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 CW9 5BA is in (ONS area E01018714), rounded by the VOA.

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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 CW9 5BA?

The nearest open schools to CW9 5BA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW9 5BA, 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 CW9 5BA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW9 5BA is Northwich Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Northwich Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Greenbank Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Northwich Bus Interchange, 41 m away.

More stations near CW9 5BA, 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 CW9 5BA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW9 5BA, 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 CW9 5BA?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CW9 5BA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.1 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 CW9 5BA?

The nearest to the centre of CW9 5BA, 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 CW9 5BA?

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 CW9 5BA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW9 5BA, 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 CW9 5BA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW9 5BA, 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 CW9 5BA?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW9 5BA 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 CW9 5BA in a conservation area?

The centre of CW9 5BA 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 CW9 5BA?

Police.uk records 209 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW9 5BA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences74 reports
Anti-social behaviour33 reports
Shoplifting24 reports
Public order22 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports

Also: other theft 9, other crime 7, drugs 6, bicycle theft 3, robbery 3, burglary 2.

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 CW9 5BA

Ward
Northwich Witton
Parish
Northwich
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Northwich
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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Nearby postcodes

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

CW9 5BB20 mCW9 5AY30 mCW9 5AX70 mCW9 5BD70 mCW9 5AT70 mCW9 5AU70 m
All of CW9

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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