Crewe Sydney & Gateway

Cheshire East · North West · population 5,786 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

71Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,993 of 6,856 in England
  • #224 of 932 in North West
  • #29 of 52 in Cheshire East
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,569
Median age (est.)49
Density1,427per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above28%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 6%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 36%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Process & plant10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 34% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Crewe Sydney & Gateway is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,993 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 52 in Cheshire East. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (91) and lowest on Health (46). Typical homes here, about £190,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 99 sales), 36% below the wider Cheshire East median of £298,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #75 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £31,784 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 66 · #2,315
Employment 56 · #3,042
Education 54 · #3,145
Health 46 · #3,665
Crime 78 · #1,472
Housing & access 91 · #642
Living environment 71 · #1,965

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · +8.6% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00099+8.6%+26.7%
Detached£263,25028-9.8%+28.4%
Semi-detached£191,00056+9.1%+29.9%
Terraced£151,00012+6.7%+39.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£190,000
Cheshire East£298,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£31,784±£4,577 · #6,009 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,748
Price-to-income ?6.0×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

96 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 553 offences
Cheshire East62
North West82
England83

Rank #4,775 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences242
Theft116
Burglary14
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons77
Drugs37
Robbery7
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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