CW1 4RS

Leighton · 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 3YJ 78 m
CW1 4RT 88 m
CW1 3YL 92 m
CW1 4RY 103 m
CW1 4RP 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 4RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 4
Latitude
53.115508
Longitude
-2.462244
British National Grid easting
369,158
British National Grid northing
357,690

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Leighton · E05008633
Parish or community
E04012282
Westminster constituency
Crewe and Nantwich · E14001185
Output area
E00093231
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 034C · E01018474
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 034 · E02003825

Postcode source versions

Explore CW1

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Healey Close, Crewe, CW1 4RS 2 July 2026 £210,000
4, Healey Close, Crewe, CW1 4RS 17 April 2024 £165,000
5, Healey Close, Crewe, CW1 4RS 23 April 2021 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
20
Secondary
6
  1. Leighton Academy

    Academy converter

    399 m
  2. Mablins Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    561 m
  3. St Michael's Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,952
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 971
  • Public order 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 171
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Other theft 120

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

16 female, 18 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW1 4 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+
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

5

within 5 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    1.6 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    1.9 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    1.9 km

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    3.1 km

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Parkers Road

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Heron Foods

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Becconsall Drive

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Becconsall Drive

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Heron Foods

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 034C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,226 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £187,500 from 2 recorded sales in CW1 4RS. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. Leighton Academy is the nearest published school at 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,952 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 971 events.

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