CW1 5BN

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW1 5NG 69 m
CW1 5BS 70 m
CW1 5BT 100 m
CW1 5BP 117 m
CW1 5BG 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 5BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 5
Latitude
53.109936
Longitude
-2.420849
British National Grid easting
371,925
British National Grid northing
357,053

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
E00184634
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 035D · E01018478
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 035 · E02003826

Postcode source versions

Explore CW1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Entwisle Way, Crewe, CW1 5BN 21 November 2023 £74,353

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
7
  1. Monks Coppenhall Academy

    Academy converter

    857 m
  2. Sir William Stanier School

    Academy sponsor led

    890 m
  3. Hungerford Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,155
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 602
  • Public order 108
  • Shoplifting 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Anti social behaviour 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW1 5 residents
9,946

Age bands in CW1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

1,358 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

920 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,440 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,974 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

2,700 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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    1.4 km

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    2.2 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    2.4 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    2.5 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Sydney Bridge

    BCT · Sydney

    0.3 miles
  • Wheatley Road

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.3 miles
  • Wheatley Road

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.3 miles
  • Sydney Bridge

    BCT · Sydney

    0.3 miles
  • Pyrus Avenue

    BCT · Coppenhall

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 035D, 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

8,830 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £74,353 from 1 recorded sale in CW1 5BN. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 7 secondary schools. Monks Coppenhall Academy is the nearest published school at 857 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,155 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 602 events.

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