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CW2 8UR

Crewe West · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW2 8QD 87 m
CW2 8LA 100 m
CW2 8NS 114 m
CW2 8AG 120 m
CW2 8GF 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW2 8UR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW2
Postcode sector
CW2 8
Latitude
53.089313
Longitude
-2.464784
British National Grid easting
368,969
British National Grid northing
354,777

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Crewe West · E05008625
Parish or community
E04012281
Westminster constituency
Crewe and Nantwich · E14001185
Output area
E00093400
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 044C · E01018512
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 044 · E02003833

Postcode source versions

Explore CW2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
26
Secondary
8

  1. Wistaston Academy

    Academy converter

    204 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe

    Voluntary aided school

    316 m

  3. St Thomas More Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    338 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,804
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,259
  • Public order 302
  • Criminal damage and arson 220
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Drugs 199

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
40%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
80%
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

9

within 5 km

  • EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81053

    1.3 km

  • MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81016

    1.3 km

  • GROSVENOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    GROSVENOR STREET, CREWE, CW1 3HB

    ODS code N81068

    1.6 km

  • ROPE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROPE LANE, SHAVINGTON, CREWE, CW2 5DA

    ODS code N81084

    2.6 km

  • HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL CRESCENT, CREWE, CW1 5HA

    ODS code N81044

    2.7 km

  • NANTWICH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81010

    4.3 km

  • THE KILTEARN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81047

    4.3 km

  • TUDOR SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81090

    4.3 km

  • HASLINGTON SURGERY

    CREWE ROAD, HASLINGTON, CREWE, CW1 5QY

    ODS code N81043

    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

  • Readesdale Avenue

    BCT · Wistaston Green

    0.1 miles

  • Readesdale Avenue

    BCT · Wistaston Green

    0.1 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · Wistaston Green

    0.1 miles

  • Valley Road

    BCT · Wistaston Green

    0.1 miles

  • Aldersey Road

    BCT · Crewe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 044C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,744 of 33,755

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

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
1
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

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. Wistaston Academy is the nearest published school at 204 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,804 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,259 events.

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