CW1 3AW

Crewe Central · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crewe
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW1 3AT 162 m
CW1 3AN 165 m
CW1 3AS 187 m
CW1 3DQ 187 m
CW1 3AG 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 3AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 3
Latitude
53.098829
Longitude
-2.453970
British National Grid easting
369,700
British National Grid northing
355,831

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
E00184623
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 036G · E01034670
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 036 · E02003827

Postcode source versions

Explore CW1

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, CW1 3AW 19 March 2024 £26,640,000
106, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, CW1 3AW 24 February 2020 £500,000
Retail Pharmacy, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, CW1 3AW 31 January 2019 £614,187

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
7
  1. Lavender Field School

    Other independent special school

    248 m
  2. Adelaide School

    Academy special converter

    458 m
  3. Beechwood Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    605 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,528
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,344
  • Public order 639
  • Shoplifting 495
  • Criminal damage and arson 407
  • Drugs 385

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
87

39 female, 48 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
43.5
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
88.9%
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

    0 m

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    0 m

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    393 m

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    1.8 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    3.6 km

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Morrisons

    BCT · Crewe

    0.0 miles
  • Eagle Bridge Health Centre

    BCT · Crewe

    0.0 miles
  • Eagle Bridge Health Centre

    BCT · Crewe

    0.1 miles
  • Stewart Street

    BCT · Crewe

    0.2 miles
  • Wisaston Road

    BCT · Crewe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 036G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,369 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 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
6 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £26,640,000 from 1 recorded sale in CW1 3AW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire East is £303,387 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lavender Field School is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,528 published events cover 12 months, averaging 460.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,344 events.

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