CW2 8GP

Wistaston · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW2 8WL 112 m
CW2 8GQ 124 m
CW2 8WR 125 m
CW2 8WG 135 m
CW2 8WJ 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW2 8GP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 8
Latitude
53.085480
Longitude
-2.474775
British National Grid easting
368,297
British National Grid northing
354,355

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Wistaston · E05008659
Parish or community
E04011027
Westminster constituency
Crewe and Nantwich · E14001185
Output area
E00093322
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 046A · E01018490
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 046 · E02003835

Postcode source versions

Explore CW2

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Wigeon Road, Wistaston, Crewe, CW2 8GP 12 February 2026 £400,000
15, Wigeon Road, Wistaston, Crewe, CW2 8GP 8 January 2026 £270,000
9, Wigeon Road, Wistaston, Crewe, CW2 8GP 15 January 2021 £280,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
26
Secondary
9
  1. Wistaston Church Lane Academy

    Academy converter

    498 m
  2. Wistaston Academy

    Academy converter

    850 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe

    Voluntary aided school

    909 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,043
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 493
  • Public order 124
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Drugs 81
  • Other theft 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

11 female, 16 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.0
CW2 8 residents
13,044

Age bands in CW2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

2,163 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,258 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

3,076 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

3,589 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

2,920 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CW2 8 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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    2.0 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    2.0 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    2.3 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    2.5 km

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    3.5 km

  • NANTWICH HEALTH CENTRE

    CHURCH VIEW PCC, BEAM STREET, NANTWICH, CW5 5NX

    ODS code N81010

    3.5 km

  • THE KILTEARN MEDICAL CTR.

    KILTEARN MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCH VIEW PCC, BEAM STREET, NANTWICH, CW5 5NX

    ODS code N81047

    3.5 km

  • TUDOR SURGERY

    CHURCH VIEW PCC, BEAM STREET, NANTWICH, CW5 5NX

    ODS code N81090

    3.5 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

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Wistaston

    0.2 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Wistaston

    0.2 miles
  • Wood End

    BCT · Wistaston Green

    0.3 miles
  • Beech Drive

    BCT · Wistaston Green

    0.3 miles
  • Beech Drive

    BCT · Wistaston Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 046A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,003 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
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 2 recorded sales in CW2 8GP. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 9 secondary schools. Wistaston Church Lane Academy is the nearest published school at 498 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,043 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 493 events.

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