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CW1 postcode area · Cheshire East

The CW1 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East. Area Scores range from 11 to 87 across them. Every full CW1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CW1 district contains both ends of the scale: Crewe Leighton at 87 out of 100 (#889 of 6,856 in England) against Crewe Coppenhall & Underwood at 11, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £127,250 in Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue to £370,000 in Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & Sound — a 2.9× gap within the CW1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,951a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied63%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the CW1 district

£189,500median home sold over the past year · +25.5% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 574 sales
Detached£296,000
Semi-detached£190,000
Terraced£130,000
Flat£88,000
Cheshire East£298,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Crewe LeightonCheshire East 88987 £212,500
Haslington & WestonCheshire East 89687 £301,000
Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & SoundCheshire East 1,98671 £370,000
Crewe Sydney & GatewayCheshire East 1,99371 £190,000
Nantwich North EastCheshire East 2,76160 £247,500
Crewe North EastCheshire East 5,32422 £179,000
Crewe North WestCheshire East 5,55719 £175,000
Crewe Mill Street & CollegeCheshire East 5,72916 £156,000
Crewe Town & Victoria AvenueCheshire East 6,03012 £127,250
Crewe Coppenhall & UnderwoodCheshire East 6,09911 £155,000

People living in CW1 Census 2021

Residents75,896
Median age (est.)41
Density454per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above28%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 15%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 15% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional15%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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.

Towns & places in CW1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CW1 district.

Crewe Crewe North

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW1.

CW5 CW98 CW2 CW11 CW10 CW3 CW7 ST7

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.