CW2 5JY

Wybunbury · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crewe
Local authority
Cheshire East
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW2 5JT 34 m
CW2 5DG 42 m
CW2 5RF 80 m
CW2 5RE 105 m
CW2 5RQ 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW2 5JY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 5
Latitude
53.055271
Longitude
-2.431446
British National Grid easting
371,179
British National Grid northing
350,976

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Wybunbury · E05008661
Parish or community
E04013188
Output area
E00093430
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 053F · E01018515
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 053 · E02007031

Postcode source versions

Explore CW2

39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Bickley Close, Hough, Crewe, CW2 5JY 16 December 2025 £280,000
4, Bickley Close, Hough, Crewe, CW2 5JY 12 August 2022 £188,000
14, Bickley Close, Hough, Crewe, CW2 5JY 8 September 2021 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Shavington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Wybunbury Delves CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  3. Shavington Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
185
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Shoplifting 17
  • Public order 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

19 female, 9 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
CW2 5 residents
10,304

Age bands in CW2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,706 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

919 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

2,538 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

3,055 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

2,204 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW2 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+
14.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
14.3%
Gigabit-capable
14.3%
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

2

within 5 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    2.0 km

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    4.8 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

  • Woolston Drive

    BCT · Hough

    0.1 miles
  • Woolston Drive

    BCT · Hough

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Hough

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Hough

    0.2 miles
  • Buck Lane

    BCT · Hough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 053F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,646 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £205,000 from 3 recorded sales in CW2 5JY. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Shavington Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

185 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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