CW8Northwich, Cheshire West and Chester, England

House prices in CW8, Northwich

Homes in CW8 sold for a median of £270,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,404 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £2,895 per square metre, from 43 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 5% above the £2,763 median for the North West.

Median sale price£270,0001,404 standard sales
Middle half of prices£191,000 to £395,000
Price per m²£2,895/m²From 43 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in CW8, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached501£427,500£350,000 to £575,000Too few
Semi-detached468£250,000£208,000 to £296,000Too few
Terraced338£185,500£150,000 to £250,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes97£144,000£120,000 to £165,000Too few

Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 36% and 33% of sales.

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Where prices are higher in CW8

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in CW8 2, around Cuddington, with a median of £410,000, and lowest in CW8 3, around Weaverham, at £240,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in CW8 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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Each dot sits at the centre of its postcode, so it marks a street or part of one, not a single home. Medians mix all types of home, so a street of flats looks cheaper than a street of houses.
List the 191 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in CW8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
CW8 2EZ£861,5004
CW8 2HZ£840,0003
CW8 2AG£830,0003
CW8 2DD£770,0003
CW8 2DF£765,0003
CW8 3AR£725,0003
CW8 3PN£630,0003
CW8 2TB£620,0003
CW8 2BX£611,5004
CW8 1QR£610,0004
CW8 1SH£610,0003
CW8 1UF£600,0003
CW8 2AQ£600,0005
CW8 1RY£595,0003
CW8 2XF£595,0004
CW8 1SG£590,0003
CW8 1SF£584,0008
CW8 1TR£554,00021
CW8 3AB£535,0003
CW8 1LX£510,0003
CW8 1LW£500,0005
CW8 2RF£480,0004
CW8 1TS£475,0005
CW8 1LY£470,0005
CW8 2EG£467,5004
CW8 2UJ£460,0003
CW8 2FG£452,5007
CW8 2ZD£452,5004
CW8 2RW£450,0004
CW8 3PX£450,0003
CW8 1TJ£443,5008
CW8 2EE£442,5006
CW8 2BQ£430,0003
CW8 1NF£426,5008
CW8 1PY£420,0003
CW8 1TT£420,0005
CW8 3HA£412,5003
CW8 3QS£405,0005
CW8 1PE£400,0004
CW8 4FZ£397,5006
CW8 4TB£386,00011
CW8 1NH£385,0005
CW8 1PS£385,0005
CW8 2BS£385,0005
CW8 2LA£384,0004
CW8 2BF£377,5004
CW8 1NN£375,0005
CW8 2ZF£375,0003
CW8 4SG£372,5004
CW8 2ED£370,5004
CW8 2NF£365,0003
CW8 4HW£365,00011
CW8 3HW£361,5004
CW8 2LX£355,0005
CW8 2QD£355,0004
CW8 4DN£354,0005
CW8 1DX£350,0003
CW8 2QN£350,0003
CW8 2LY£345,0003
CW8 1DU£340,0003
CW8 1RZ£338,0005
CW8 4BJ£335,0003
CW8 4DY£335,0003
CW8 4EE£335,0003
CW8 4FA£332,5004
CW8 1LQ£328,0005
CW8 2FQ£327,5006
CW8 1TG£325,0007
CW8 4XA£325,0004
CW8 3AH£321,0004
CW8 1RP£320,0009
CW8 2JT£319,5004
CW8 4ZS£319,5006
CW8 1QZ£312,5005
CW8 4BW£309,0004
CW8 2PB£307,5003
CW8 2ZT£306,0004
CW8 2NG£305,0003
CW8 4BX£305,0003
CW8 2QW£300,0003
CW8 4SP£300,0003
CW8 4FS£295,00029
CW8 4BL£293,5006
CW8 1NA£290,0003
CW8 1NB£290,0003
CW8 2GG£290,0003
CW8 4FY£290,0003
CW8 4HP£289,5006
CW8 2FT£285,0003
CW8 4NG£285,0005
CW8 1RR£277,0003
CW8 3BB£276,5004
CW8 4FB£276,5004
CW8 4EG£275,0004
CW8 4UD£275,0009
CW8 4FP£274,0003
CW8 4GL£272,5005
CW8 3PD£270,0003
CW8 4FU£270,0007
CW8 4NB£269,0004
CW8 4YJ£267,0007
CW8 4RS£265,0005
CW8 1BT£261,5004
CW8 1RW£260,0003
CW8 3LW£260,0003
CW8 4ND£260,0003
CW8 4YL£260,0004
CW8 4YP£260,0008
CW8 4YN£257,0007
CW8 4FG£255,0007
CW8 1SN£254,0003
CW8 3NG£254,0004
CW8 4LJ£252,5005
CW8 4GB£250,0007
CW8 4ZN£250,0003
CW8 4XS£249,5007
CW8 4SE£245,0006
CW8 4UB£242,5004
CW8 1GL£240,0005
CW8 2PE£240,0003
CW8 4AB£240,0003
CW8 4SU£240,0003
CW8 4HF£238,0003
CW8 4ZT£238,0003
CW8 4EH£237,5004
CW8 4DE£235,0007
CW8 4XE£235,0003
CW8 4BT£234,5004
CW8 4LX£233,5004
CW8 3BS£233,0003
CW8 4QJ£231,5004
CW8 3HZ£228,0003
CW8 2QT£225,0003
CW8 4LB£225,0003
CW8 3EH£223,0003
CW8 4TD£220,0005
CW8 4ED£216,5004
CW8 3DG£216,0003
CW8 4LA£215,0003
CW8 3AD£211,0004
CW8 3BN£211,0006
CW8 4HR£210,0007
CW8 2XD£209,0004
CW8 4JY£205,0004
CW8 4BN£202,5004
CW8 4ZR£202,0005
CW8 1HE£200,0003
CW8 2DB£200,0003
CW8 4AP£200,0007
CW8 4JE£200,0003
CW8 4NZ£200,0004
CW8 4GS£192,0008
CW8 3EF£190,5004
CW8 4AY£186,0003
CW8 1ES£185,0003
CW8 1SB£185,0003
CW8 1DL£181,5003
CW8 3BH£180,0003
CW8 4AT£179,5003
CW8 4DG£177,5008
CW8 2FR£176,5003
CW8 4WA£175,0003
CW8 4LL£169,0003
CW8 2FP£167,5004
CW8 3EB£167,0003
CW8 4DH£167,0009
CW8 3LQ£165,0003
CW8 4TG£165,0003
CW8 1DE£160,0004
CW8 4ET£160,0003
CW8 4HN£160,0005
CW8 4YW£153,0003
CW8 1BJ£150,0003
CW8 4DD£150,0006
CW8 3DF£148,5003
CW8 1DD£147,0003
CW8 1BZ£145,0007
CW8 4JQ£142,0004
CW8 1DB£141,00010
CW8 1HP£140,0005
CW8 2BW£135,0003
CW8 4GD£135,0005
CW8 1AT£131,0004
CW8 4YT£129,00010
CW8 4DR£123,0006
CW8 4JG£117,5004
CW8 4AZ£105,0003
CW8 1SP£102,5003
CW8 1BG£100,00012
CW8 4UQ£83,0003
CW8 1HS£47,5003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £205,000
  2. 2017: £200,000
  3. 2018: £210,000
  4. 2019: £204,500
  5. 2020: £218,000
  6. 2021: £240,000
  7. 2022: £250,000
  8. 2023: £255,500
  9. 2024: £263,500
  10. 2025: £272,500
  11. 2026, January to August: £270,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 33%, from £205,000 in 2016 to £272,500 in 2025, less than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.

Postcode districts in the Cheshire West and Chester council area

Median sale price of the 13 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. CW8 is the seventh cheapest.

  1. CW6 Tarporley£430,000
  2. SY14 Malpas£350,000
  3. CH3 Chester£325,000
  4. CH64 Neston£315,000
  5. WA6 Frodsham£310,000
  6. CH2 Chester£280,000
  7. CW8 Northwich, this district£270,000
  8. CW9 Northwich£270,000
  9. CH4 Chester£261,000
  10. CH66 Ellesmere Port£225,000
  11. CH1 Chester£210,500
  12. CW7 Winsford£205,000
  13. CH65 Ellesmere Port£174,500

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of CW8, from the sales in CW8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Hartford & Greenbank 351 sales£375,000
  2. Weaver & Cuddington 370 sales£295,000
  3. Northwich Winnington & Castle 470 sales£248,000
  4. Marbury 184 sales£225,000

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £70,000 for a flat on Bowling Green Court to £485,000 for a detached house on Landswood Park.

The latest standard sales recorded in CW8. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 5 Redwood CloseSold for £300,000CW8 4NXSold on 18 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  2. 31 Charnley DriveSold for £475,000CW8 1TTSold on 17 Sep 2026Detached
  3. 119 Lydyett LaneSold for £145,000CW8 4JTSold on 16 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  4. 31 Bowling Green CourtSold for £70,000CW8 1ATSold on 14 Sep 2026Flat
  5. 5 Bracken WaySold for £240,000CW8 4LSSold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 10 Meadow CloseSold for £285,000CW8 2LZSold on 11 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  7. 15 LongmeadowSold for £430,000CW8 3JHSold on 11 Sep 2026Detached
  8. 10 Woodward StreetSold for £285,000CW8 3NQSold on 9 Sep 2026Terraced
  9. 12 Landswood ParkSold for £485,000CW8 1NFSold on 8 Sep 2026Detached
  10. 277 Runcorn RoadSold for £150,000CW8 4HXSold on 7 Sep 2026Terraced

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Wickets Lane, Northwich£295,00029 sales
  • Chester Road, Hartford£540,00023 sales
  • Hooper Street, Hartford£554,00021 sales
  • Runcorn Road, Barnton£210,00021 sales
  • Western Way, Northwich£255,00016 sales

Living in CW8

Crime

43 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

Across its postcodes, an average of 85% of homes can get it

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £2,517 a year in Cheshire West and Chester for 2026 to 2027

Higher than 73 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in CW8, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
A40.4%, England and Wales 0.4%
B303.1%, England and Wales 4.8%
C43945.3%, England and Wales 46.9%
D40942.2%, England and Wales 38.1%
E596.1%, England and Wales 7.3%
F161.7%, England and Wales 1.9%
G121.2%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in CW8, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900939.6%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192912613.0%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194911211.6%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196618819.4%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198216316.8%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199510510.8%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 2011909.3%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later929.5%, England and Wales 5.7%

Coal mining

None of the 1,116 live postcodes in CW8 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 44% of postcodes in the North West are.

About these figures

The figures come from 1,404 standard sales in CW8 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.