CW8 3BY
The median sold price for the postcode CW8 3BY is around £210,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 51 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around CW8 3BY (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £156,000 – £455,750
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across CW8 3, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£235,000(87 sales)
- Terraced£187,000(52 sales)
- Detached£458,500(48 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(3 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
CW8 3BY median £210,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £255,998 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 36% below the typical Cheshire West and Chester neighbourhood
- Crime: 54% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Cheshire West and Chester and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in CW8 3BY, compared with 86.6% across Cheshire West and Chester and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 86% of premises across Cheshire West and Chester (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Cheshire West and Chester | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 86% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 86.6% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 51% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Cheshire West and Chester: more deprived than 63% of its 222 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income5of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime7of 10
- Living environment8of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (68%). Average Band D in Cheshire West and Chester is £2,517.33 for 2026/27.
That is 5% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band B in Cheshire West and Chester: £1,957.92 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 660 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A5%
- Band B68%
- Band C15%
- Band D6%
- Band E5%
- Band F2%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham0.1 miles (220 m)Ofsted, October 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Weaverham Primary Academy0.3 miles (490 m)Ofsted, January 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Weaverham Primary Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Weaverham Forest Primary School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, June 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Weaverham Forest Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Weaverham High School0.8 miles (1.2 km)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Hartford Church of England High School1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Hartford Church of England High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Nicholas Catholic High School1.6 miles (2.6 km)Ofsted, March 2024: GoodOfsted reports for St Nicholas Catholic High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to CW8 3BY is Hartford Rail Station, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) away in a straight line. There are 6 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.2 miles (1.9 km)Hartford Rail Station
- 1.3 miles (2.0 km)Greenbank Rail Station
- 1.8 miles (2.8 km)Acton Bridge Rail Station
How this area has changed
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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