CW1 2LS

Crewe North · 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 3RT 82 m
CW1 3RR 106 m
CW1 3RS 120 m
CW1 3RQ 132 m
CW1 3RU 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 2LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 2
Latitude
53.112028
Longitude
-2.455603
British National Grid easting
369,600
British National Grid northing
357,300

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
E00093146
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 036A · E01018459
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 036 · E02003827

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. St Michael's Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    486 m
  2. Mablins Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    619 m
  3. Leighton Academy

    Academy converter

    813 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,260
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,550
  • Public order 333
  • Criminal damage and arson 262
  • Shoplifting 210
  • Anti social behaviour 205

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    1.1 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    1.5 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    1.5 km

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    2.5 km

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Mossford Avenue

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.0 miles
  • Mossford Avenue

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.0 miles
  • Selworthy Drive

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Frank Bott Avenue

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Frank Bott Avenue

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 036A, 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

3,484 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Michael's Community Academy is the nearest published school at 486 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,260 published events cover 12 months, averaging 271.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,550 events.

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