CW2 5PU

Madeley & Betley · Newcastle-under-Lyme · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Crewe
Local authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW2 5QS 207 m
CW2 5QF 211 m
CW2 5QD 255 m
CW2 5PY 266 m
CW2 5QP 427 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW2 5PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 5
Latitude
53.052688
Longitude
-2.376743
British National Grid easting
374,844
British National Grid northing
350,668

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E07000195
Parish or community
E04008944
Westminster constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme · E14001380
Output area
E00150607
Lower layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 013A · E01029557
Middle layer super output area
Newcastle-under-Lyme 013 · E02006170

Postcode source versions

Explore CW2

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Haven, Balterley Green Road, Balterley, Crewe, CW2 5PU 15 December 2025 £335,000
The Haven, Balterley, Crewe, CW2 5PU 27 March 1998 £90,000
The Haven, Balterley, Crewe, CW2 5PU 20 December 1995 £40,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Weston Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Betley CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  3. Safe Opportunities

    Special post 16 institution

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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% 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+
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.

Nearby transport

  • Broughton Arms

    BCT · Balterley Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Broughton Arms PH

    BCT · Balterley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Broughton Arms

    BCT · Balterley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office Lane

    BCT · Balterley Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office Lane

    BCT · Balterley Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Newcastle-under-Lyme 013A, 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

25,801 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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 £335,000 from 1 recorded sale in CW2 5PU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Newcastle-under-Lyme is £209,547 in June 2026, up 6.6% year on year.

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Weston Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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