Cheshire West and Chester
CW8 house prices in Cheshire West and Chester
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Cheshire West and Chester, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£251,000
Range £147,470–£580,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Mar 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in CW8: the typical (median) sold price is £251,000, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). CW8 is an active market, with about 45 recorded sales a month. By property type, 37% were semi-detached homes (typically £243,000) and 31% were detached homes (typically £413,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,517 a year: Cheshire West and Chester's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cheshire West and Chester, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on CW8: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
CW8 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 45 sales a month, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
When selling here, detached homes typically sold for £413,500 against £155,000 for flats, which explains a spread of £147,470 to £580,000, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseFor buyers, on price, CW8 is close to the UK average, so hold any asking price up against the sold homes of the same type.
Before you offer in CW8, check planning history nearby (96 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,517 a year), and ask your conveyancer about the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free CW8 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
CW8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£251,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
45.3
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,517
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in CW8
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in CW8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £413,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £155,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 76 | £413,500 | £292,500–£706,000 |
| Semi-detached | 91 | £243,000 | £168,000–£425,000 |
| Terraced | 65 | £176,000 | £121,000–£275,400 |
| Flat / maisonette | 15 | £155,000 | £108,949–£364,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Mar 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in CW8
The quarterly typical price rose 11.1%, from £242,500 in Q1 2026 (55 sales) to £269,500 in Q3 2026 (64 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | £242,500 | 55 |
| Q2 2026 | £252,000 | 131 |
| Q3 2026 | £269,500 | 64 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Mar 2026 and 20 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of CW8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most CW8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £147,470 and £580,000, around a typical £251,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Mar 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in CW8
Semi-detached homes were 37% of recorded sales (91 of 247). 84% of sales were freehold and 16% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached31%
- Semi-detached37%
- Terraced26%
- Flat / maisonette6%
Tenure
- Freehold84%
- Leasehold16%
See the figures
211 freehold (84%) and 39 leasehold (16%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in CW8. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 5 Mar 2026 and 20 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where CW8 sits in Cheshire West and Chester
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in CW8
32, SOLVAY ROAD, NORTHWICH
Terraced · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£106,000
45, ROWAN RISE, NORTHWICH
Semi-detached · Freehold · 19 Aug 2026
£205,000
67, HIGH STREET, NORTHWICH
Detached · Freehold · 18 Aug 2026
£750,000
15, JUBILEE CRESCENT, NORTHWICH
Terraced · Leasehold · 17 Aug 2026
£135,000
16, THE BURROWS, NORTHWICH
Detached · Freehold · 14 Aug 2026
£600,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). CW8 includes the Davenham, Moulton & Kingsmead ward.
In plain English
What the Cheshire West and Chester (CW8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £413,500 against £155,000 for flats: about 2.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £147,470 and £580,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 45 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 5 March 2026 and 20 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on CW8
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in CW8
£2,517
Band D a year in Cheshire West and Chester, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,678 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,958 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,238 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,517 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,077 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,636 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,196 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,035 |
These are Cheshire West and Chester's charges for 2026-27, the authority CW8 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Cheshire West and Chester · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near CW8
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham.
All schools
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CW8 3BY
483 m
Good · 2023
The Russett School
Academies · CW8 3BW
691 m
Outstanding · 2014
Weaverham Primary Academy
Primary · Academies · CW8 3BD
854 m
Good · 2023
Weaverham High School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · CW8 3HT
1.3 km
Good · 2011
Weaverham Forest Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CW8 3EY
1.5 km
Good · 2022
The Grange School
Independent schools · CW8 1LU
1.5 km
Not graded
Hartford Primary School
Primary · Academies · CW8 1NA
1.8 km
Good · 2021
Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · CW8 4AZ
1.8 km
Good · 2022
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the CW8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near CW8
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around CW8
96
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 3 October 2026.
Recent applications
Chester/26/01580/FULPermitted
334 m
Single storey rear extension
Received 2026-05-22 · decided 2026-07-30
Chester/26/00559/HHEPermitted
246 m
Single storey rear extension
Received 2026-02-19 · decided 2026-04-02
Chester/26/00463/FULPermitted
159 m
Erection of part two-storey and part single-storey front and side extensions. Replacement of all windows. Conversion of the existing garage into secondary ancillary space for a home gym, office, and bathroom.
Received 2026-02-12 · decided 2026-05-13
Chester/25/04041/FULPermitted
449 m
Alterations and extension to the existing outbuilding (revised description)
Received 2025-12-26 · decided 2026-04-07
Chester/25/02599/FULPermitted
256 m
Demolition of existing garage and carport, erection of single storey side and rear extension
Received 2025-08-19 · decided 2025-10-15
Chester/25/00919/FULPermitted
287 m
Single storey front and side extension. Alterations to existing rear lean-to roof.
Received 2025-03-24 · decided 2025-07-09
Applications are matched within 500 m of the CW8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for CW8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 96 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 3 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for CW8
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled CW8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
CW8 4DR, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so CW8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in CW8: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in CW8, band by band
Cheshire West and Chester's council tax for 2026-27 set against the CW8 median sold price of £251,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCheshire West and Chester | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £251,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,678 | £140 | 0.67% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,958 | £163 | 0.78% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,238 | £187 | 0.89% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,517 | £210 | 1.00% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,077 | £256 | 1.23% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,636 | £303 | 1.45% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,196 | £350 | 1.67% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,035 | £420 | 2.01% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the CW8 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cheshire West and Chester, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in CW8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 246 distinct addresses in the records we hold for CW8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
32, SOLVAY ROAD, NORTHWICH
CW8 4DR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£106,000
2026-08-20
45, ROWAN RISE, NORTHWICH
CW8 4NZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-08-19
67, HIGH STREET, NORTHWICH
CW8 3HA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£750,000
2026-08-18
15, JUBILEE CRESCENT, NORTHWICH
CW8 4GD · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£135,000
2026-08-17
16, THE BURROWS, NORTHWICH
CW8 2UG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£600,000
2026-08-14
46, BLACKCROFT AVENUE, NORTHWICH
CW8 4HP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£295,000
2026-08-14
11, HEYES PARK, NORTHWICH
CW8 2AJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-08-12
1, CHURCH ROAD, NORTHWICH
CW8 4RR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£645,000
2026-08-12
5, WILLOW GREEN, NORTHWICH
CW8 3DQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£264,000
2026-08-10
36, FOREST CLOSE, NORTHWICH
CW8 2EE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-08-07
18, SPRINGFIELD CRESCENT, NORTHWICH
CW8 4PS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-08-07
150, RUNCORN ROAD, NORTHWICH
CW8 4HS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2026-08-07
74, MOSS ROAD, NORTHWICH
CW8 4BL · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£332,500
2026-08-06
72, KEEPERS LANE, NORTHWICH
CW8 3BN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-08-06
TOWNBRIDGE COURT, CASTLE STREET, NORTHWICH
CW8 1BG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£119,373
2026-08-06
3, WALLACE STREET, NORTHWICH
CW8 1BX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-08-04
LEIGH VIEW BARNS, CUDDINGTON LANE, NORTHWICH
CW8 2WD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-08-04
6, PARKS CLOSE, NORTHWICH
CW8 1RZ · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£356,500
2026-07-31
OAK GRANGE, BRADBURNS LANE, NORTHWICH
CW8 1TG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£250,000
2026-07-31
71, WALKER ROAD, NORTHWICH
CW8 4UD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-07-31
58, WOODS ROAD, NORTHWICH
CW8 1SF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£427,500
2026-07-31
5, ROSEMARY DRIVE, NORTHWICH
CW8 4DW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£278,000
2026-07-29
46, HODGE LANE, NORTHWICH
CW8 3AJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-07-28
38, DELAMERE PARK WAY WEST, NORTHWICH
CW8 2UJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£480,000
2026-07-27
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near CW8
The closest districts to CW8 by straight-line distance between district centres.
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- House prices in CW7 (Winsford) 4.6 miles
- House prices in CW10 (Middlewich) 6.7 miles
- House prices in WA6 (Frodsham) 6.8 miles
- House prices in CW6 (Tarporley) 7.6 miles
- House prices in WA4 (Warrington) 7.7 miles
- House prices in WA7 (Runcorn) 7.8 miles
- House prices in WA16 (Knutsford) 8.7 miles
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Data sources
Every CW8 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.