CW2 7AE

Crewe South · 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
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW2 6AF 47 m
CW2 7AJ 61 m
CW2 7AA 66 m
CW2 6AD 84 m
CW2 7AP 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW2 7AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 7
Latitude
53.089477
Longitude
-2.438074
British National Grid easting
370,758
British National Grid northing
354,784

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
E00093304
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 043A · E01018486
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 043 · E02003832

Postcode source versions

Explore CW2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Westminster Buildings, 1 - 3, Mill Street, Crewe, CW2 7AE 21 December 2020 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. Westminster Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    351 m
  2. Ruskin Community High School

    Community school

    617 m
  3. Edleston Primary School

    Community school

    932 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,388
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,663
  • Shoplifting 523
  • Public order 522
  • Drugs 337
  • Anti social behaviour 308

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW2 7 residents
10,003

Age bands in CW2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,665 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.8%

1,177 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.9%

3,570 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,428 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

1,102 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
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

    1.2 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    1.5 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    1.5 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    1.8 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    2.8 km

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    3.0 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

  • Hope Street

    BCT · Crewe

    0.0 miles
  • Mill Street Alighting Only

    BCT · Crewe

    0.0 miles
  • The Express PH

    BCT · Crewe

    0.1 miles
  • The Brunswick

    BCT · Crewe

    0.1 miles
  • Rail House

    BCT · Crewe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 043A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,010 of 33,755

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

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Westminster Nursery School is the nearest published school at 351 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,388 published events cover 12 months, averaging 365.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,663 events.

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