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CW2 8UL

Wistaston · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wistaston
Local authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Crewe and Nantwich
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW2 8UJ 53 m
CW2 8UB 84 m
CW2 8UA 114 m
CW2 8UD 137 m
CW2 8UG 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW2 8UL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 8
Latitude
53.095743
Longitude
-2.482311
British National Grid easting
367,800
British National Grid northing
355,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Wistaston · E05008659
Parish or community
E04011028
Westminster constituency
Crewe and Nantwich · E14001185
Output area
E00093290
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 037A · E01018482
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 037 · E02003828

Postcode source versions

Explore CW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
24
Secondary
9

  1. The Axis Academy

    Free schools special

    275 m

  2. Wistaston Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Wistaston Church Lane Academy

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,246
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 577
  • Public order 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Drugs 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    1.9 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    1.9 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    2.0 km

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    3.7 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    3.8 km

  • NANTWICH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81010

    3.9 km

  • THE KILTEARN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81047

    3.9 km

  • TUDOR SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81090

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Marshfield Bank

    BCT · Woolstanwood

    0.0 miles

  • Marshfield Bank

    BCT · Woolstanwood

    0.1 miles

  • Marshfield Avenue

    BCT · Marshfield

    0.1 miles

  • Marshfield Avenue

    BCT · Marshfield

    0.2 miles

  • Tarvin Avenue

    BCT · Marshfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 037A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,921 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Axis Academy is the nearest published school at 275 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,246 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 577 events.

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