CW1 5YH

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 5LF 58 m
CW1 5YB 99 m
CW1 5LB 106 m
CW1 5JZ 127 m
CW1 5LG 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW1 5YH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW1
Postcode sector
CW1 5
Latitude
53.102106
Longitude
-2.423536
British National Grid easting
371,740
British National Grid northing
356,183

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
E00093355
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 038A · E01018499
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 038 · E02003829

Postcode source versions

Explore CW1

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Drayton Crescent, Crewe, CW1 5YH 31 May 2018 £125,000
23, Drayton Crescent, Crewe, CW1 5YH 29 September 2017 £130,000
40, Drayton Crescent, Crewe, CW1 5YH 24 September 2015 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. Hungerford Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    524 m
  2. Sir William Stanier School

    Academy sponsor led

    635 m
  3. Springfield School

    Community special school

    880 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,879
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,100
  • Shoplifting 443
  • Public order 366
  • Anti social behaviour 200
  • Drugs 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
131

66 female, 65 male

Postcode households
68
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW1 5 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+
85.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.3%
Gigabit-capable
85.3%
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

    524 m

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    2.0 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    2.0 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    2.1 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    2.1 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    4.5 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

  • Rochester Cresent

    BCT · Sydney

    0.0 miles
  • Oak Tree Drive

    BCT · Sydney

    0.1 miles
  • Lansdowne Road

    BCT · Sydney

    0.1 miles
  • Lansdowne Road no 126

    BCT · Sydney

    0.2 miles
  • The Flying Lady

    BCT · Sydney

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 038A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,722 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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
3
Low risk addresses
12
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

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Hungerford Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 524 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,879 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,100 events.

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