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CW3

UK postcode district

Part of Crewe

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
416
Current units
348
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West, West Midlands
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
68

Postcode sectors in CW3

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

2 sectors
4,874 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Charles Cotton Drive, Madeley, Crewe, CW3 9EE 23 July 2026 £245,000
Lakeside Lodge, Hall Lane, Hankelow, Crewe, CW3 0JB 15 July 2026 £850,000
Bakersfield, The Northlands, Woore, Crewe, CW3 9SH 10 July 2026 £405,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
489
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 256
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Other theft 37
  • Public order 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

CW3 usual residents
9,624
Age-profile population
9,107

Age bands in CW3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
13.7%
1,251 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.6%
784 residents
Age 25 to 44
17.8%
1,617 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.5%
2,683 residents
Age 65 and over
30.4%
2,772 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 346 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
73.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
72.2%
Gigabit-capable
73.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 285 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 127 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 3 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • AUDLEM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    16 CHESHIRE STREET, AUDLEM, CREWE, CW3 0AH

    ODS code N81001

  • MADELEY PRACTICE

    MOSS LANE SURGERY, MOSS LANE, MADELEY, CREWE, CW3 9NQ

    ODS code M83015

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £314,995 from 762 recorded sales in CW3. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

489 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 256 events.

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