CW1 4BE

Crewe East · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW1 4BA 63 m
CW1 4AX 75 m
CW1 4AW 80 m
CW1 4AL 85 m
CW1 4AN 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 4BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 4
Latitude
53.101602
Longitude
-2.431014
British National Grid easting
371,239
British National Grid northing
356,130

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
E00093165
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 039B · E01018464
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 039 · E02003830

Postcode source versions

Explore CW1

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
179 - 181, Henry Street, Crewe, CW1 4BE 12 July 2024 £112,500
179 - 181, Henry Street, Crewe, CW1 4BE 2 April 2020 £36,000
179 - 181, Henry Street, Crewe, CW1 4BE 15 January 2004 £20,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
7
  1. Sir William Stanier School

    Academy sponsor led

    399 m
  2. Brierley Primary School

    Community school

    452 m
  3. Hungerford Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    493 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,269
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,711
  • Shoplifting 513
  • Public order 493
  • Anti social behaviour 300
  • Drugs 272

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW1 4 residents
13,357

Age bands in CW1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

2,687 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,648 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

4,116 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,464 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

1,762 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    493 m

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    1.5 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    1.6 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    1.6 km

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    2.5 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    4.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Flying Lady

    BCT · Sydney

    0.2 miles
  • The Flying Lady

    BCT · Sydney

    0.2 miles
  • Oak Tree Drive

    BCT · Sydney

    0.2 miles
  • Coleridge Way

    BCT · Sydney

    0.2 miles
  • Bargain Booze

    BCT · Crewe

    0.3 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £112,500 from 1 recorded sale in CW1 4BE. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 7 secondary schools. Sir William Stanier School is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,269 published events cover 12 months, averaging 355.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,711 events.

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