CW1 4WE

Leighton · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW1 4WR 89 m
CW1 4XS 101 m
CW1 4WN 111 m
CW1 4UY 174 m
CW1 4SY 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 4WE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 4
Latitude
53.121474
Longitude
-2.465161
British National Grid easting
368,967
British National Grid northing
358,355

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
E00184639
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 052A · E01034674
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 052 · E02007030

Postcode source versions

Explore CW1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
17
Secondary
6
  1. Mablins Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    831 m
  2. Leighton Academy

    Academy converter

    876 m
  3. Cornerstone Academy

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
919
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 462
  • Public order 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Other theft 62
  • Anti social behaviour 60

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    2.3 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    2.6 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    2.6 km

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    3.7 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

  • Becconsall Drive

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.3 miles
  • Becconsall Drive

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.3 miles
  • Parkers Road

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.3 miles
  • Parkers Road

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.4 miles
  • Parkfield

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 052A, 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

27,876 of 33,755

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

32 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 6 secondary schools. Mablins Lane Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 831 m.

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

Recorded crime

919 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 462 events.

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