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CW2 postcode area · Cheshire East

The CW2 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Area Scores range from 12 to 97 across them. Every full CW2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the CW2 district: Crewe South West & Wistaston scores 98 out of 100 (#163 of 6,856 nationally) while Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue sits at 12 — neighbours on the map, 86 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 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 £337,245 in Nantwich South East & Wybunbury — a 2.7× gap within the CW2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Cheshire East and Newcastle-under-Lyme — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,071a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied70%

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 CW2 district

£225,000median home sold over the past year · +9.8% over 5 years · +7.1% over the year · 654 sales
Detached£332,000
Semi-detached£205,000
Terraced£145,000
Flat£130,000
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 South West & WistastonCheshire East 16398 £323,500
Nantwich South East & WybunburyCheshire East 34195 £337,245
Haslington & WestonCheshire East 89687 £301,000
Willaston & ShavingtonCheshire East 1,06784 £242,000
Crewe Sydney & GatewayCheshire East 1,99371 £190,000
Madeley & BetleyNewcastle-under-Lyme 2,58262 £240,000
Wistaston GreenCheshire East 3,17254 £200,000
Crewe Gresty RoadCheshire East 5,06426 £153,000
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

People living in CW2 Census 2021

Residents80,612
Median age (est.)43
Density523per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary14%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Process & plant10%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%

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 56% · No religion 36% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 CW2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CW2 district.

Crewe Crewe North Nantwich South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW2.

CW5 CW98 CW1 CW3 CW11 CW10 ST7 CW7

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.