CW1 2HX

Crewe Central · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW1 2JZ 55 m
CW1 2LL 55 m
CW1 2AN 68 m
CW1 2HT 69 m
CW1 2BE 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 2HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 2
Latitude
53.097691
Longitude
-2.443504
British National Grid easting
370,400
British National Grid northing
355,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Parish or community
E04012281
Westminster constituency
Crewe and Nantwich · E14001185
Output area
E00093172
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 039B · E01018464
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 039 · E02003830

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. Crewe Engineering and Design UTC

    University technical college

    358 m
  2. Cheshire Studio School

    Studio schools

    388 m
  3. Beechwood Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    486 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,436
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,277
  • Public order 602
  • Shoplifting 523
  • Drugs 382
  • Anti social behaviour 364

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW1 2 residents
1,515

Age bands in CW1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

173 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

140 residents

Age 25 to 44
44.4%

593 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.4%

273 residents

Age 65 and over
11.8%

158 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAGLE BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, DUNWOODY WAY, CREWE, CW1 3AW

    ODS code N81053

    712 m

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    EAGLE BRIDGE H & W CENTRE, DUNWOODY WAY, CREWE, CW1 3AW

    ODS code N81016

    712 m

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    867 m

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    1.1 km

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    3.3 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCE · Crewe

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Crewe

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Crewe

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Crewe

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Crewe

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 039B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,322 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Crewe Engineering and Design UTC is the nearest published school at 358 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,436 published events cover 12 months, averaging 453 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,277 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.