CW3 postcode district
CW3 holds 348 live postcodes around Madeley, in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Cheshire East, Shropshire.
Towns and villages with their centre in CW3
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madeley | Staffordshire | 3,893 |
| 2 | Audlem | Cheshire East | 1,658 |
| 3 | Betley | Staffordshire | 1,033 |
| 4 | Woore | Shropshire | 633 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Madeley & Betley | 50% |
| Audlem | 35% |
| Market Drayton East & Rural | 13% |
| Wybunbury | 1% |
| Audley | 1% |
| Maer & Whitmore | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 51% |
| Chester South and Eddisbury | 36% |
| North Shropshire | 13% |
| Stafford | 0% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 7 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 6% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 28% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the CW area
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Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.