Is CW3 9BX a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

CW3 9BX is a postcode in Madeley & Betley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near CW3 9BX, then scores the surrounding small area 70/100 - top 19% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around CW3 9BX are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for CW3 9BX is based on Cheshire East 053 Census 2021. It covers 8,632 residents, 158 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 44, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 82% owner-occupied, 14% privately rented, 3% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near CW3 9BX, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the CW3 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £318k from 50 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near CW3 9BX by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near CW3 9BX; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.