CW5 postcode area

The CW5 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East. Area Scores range from 47 to 97 across them.

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.

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

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around CW5.

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.