CW1 3AJ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW2 7EG 75 m
CW2 7EH 102 m
CW2 7EF 105 m
CW1 2LE 115 m
CW1 2LD 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 3AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 3
Latitude
53.095947
Longitude
-2.443471
British National Grid easting
370,401
British National Grid northing
355,506

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

Explore CW1

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

    551 m
  2. Cheshire Studio School

    Studio schools

    579 m
  3. Brierley Primary School

    Community school

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,426
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,278
  • Public order 608
  • Shoplifting 510
  • Drugs 388
  • Anti social behaviour 361

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW1 3 residents
18,657

Age bands in CW1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.7%

3,832 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

2,067 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.4%

5,647 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.7%

4,583 residents

Age 65 and over
13.1%

2,427 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    773 m

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    773 m

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    997 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

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Christadelphian Hall

    BCT · Crewe

    0.1 miles
  • Pheonix Park

    BCT · Crewe

    0.1 miles
  • Pheonix Park

    BCT · Crewe

    0.1 miles
  • The Terrace

    BCT · Crewe

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCE · Crewe

    0.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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 551 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,426 published events cover 12 months, averaging 452.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,278 events.

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