Typical 3-bedroom house£257kmost £209k–£333k
Houses per m²£3,221flats £2,454
Sold last year4072,363 in five years
Prices in Cheshire West and Chester+5.7%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CW8 sold for £256,756 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £208,728 and £332,512, for about 89 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Northwich (£262,000).
407 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £82k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CW8 3 (£2,888) and the most in CW8 2 (£3,589).
Across Cheshire West and Chester, prices are up 5.7% on a year ago and up 21.6% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,121 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,171 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £51,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about CW8
Is CW8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Northwich; prices in Cheshire West and Chester are up 5.7% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (77% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.5% against 43.8%); 407 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in CW8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CW8 sold for £256,756 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £208,728 and £332,512.
Is CW8 expensive for Northwich?
A 3-bedroom house in CW8 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Northwich (£262,000).
How many homes sell in CW8 each year?
407 homes sold in the last year and 2,363 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near CW8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CW8?
For a 3-bedroom house, CW7 (£203k, 7 km), WA7 (£179k, 13 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.