CW2 postcode area

The CW2 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Area Scores range from 12 to 97 across them.

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.

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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

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW2.

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