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CW5

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,336
Current units
1,010
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
326

Postcode sectors in CW5

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

5 sectors
20,780 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Albert Street, Nantwich, CW5 5QD 24 July 2026 £175,000
33, Marsh Lane, Nantwich, CW5 5HH 17 July 2026 £780,000
8, Gingerbread Lane, Nantwich, CW5 6NH 17 July 2026 £400,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
17
Primary
14
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,047
  • Public order 219
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Other theft 139

Census 2021

Population and age profile

CW5 usual residents
33,192
Age-profile population
33,177

Age bands in CW5

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.2%
5,032 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.5%
3,500 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.8%
7,238 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.6%
9,505 residents
Age 65 and over
23.8%
7,902 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 988 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 809 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 508 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 19 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

4

in this district

  • NANTWICH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81010

  • THE KILTEARN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81047

  • THE SURGERY

    WRENBURY MEDICAL CENTRE, NANTWICH ROAD, WRENBURY, NANTWICH, CW5 8EW

    ODS code N81614

  • TUDOR SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81090

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 3,719 recorded sales in CW5. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,047 events.

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