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CW5 postcode area · Cheshire East

The CW5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East. Area Scores range from 47 to 97 across them. Every full CW5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The CW5 district contains both ends of the scale: Crewe South West & Wistaston at 98 out of 100 (#163 of 6,856 in England) against Central Macclesfield at 47, a 50-point gap between neighbouring areas. 4 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £200,000 in Wistaston Green to £435,000 in Audlem, Bunbury & Wrenbury — a 2.2× gap within the CW5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,352a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime65per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied75%

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 CW5 district

£290,000median home sold over the past year · +8.2% over 5 years · -3.3% over the year · 609 sales
Detached£415,000
Semi-detached£265,000
Terraced£222,000
Flat£145,000
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
Willaston & ShavingtonCheshire East 1,06784 £242,000
Church Minshull, Kingsbourne & SoundCheshire East 1,98671 £370,000
Nantwich South WestCheshire East 2,41165 £235,000
Nantwich North EastCheshire East 2,76160 £247,500
Audlem, Bunbury & WrenburyCheshire East 2,77460 £435,000
Wistaston GreenCheshire East 3,17254 £200,000
Central MacclesfieldCheshire East 3,62447 £200,000

People living in CW5 Census 2021

Residents74,248
Median age (est.)46
Density199per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 9%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 CW5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the CW5 district.

Crewe Nantwich South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW5.

CW1 CW2 CW98 CW3 CW11 CW10 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.