CW5 8QH

Wrenbury · Cheshire East · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cheshire East
Postcode district
CW5
Postcode sector
CW5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CW5 8QD 297 m
CW5 8NR 396 m
CW5 8QB 412 m
CW5 8PE 418 m
CW5 8PF 453 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CW5 8QH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
CW
Postcode district
CW5
Postcode sector
CW5 8
Latitude
53.068401
Longitude
-2.567074
British National Grid easting
362,100
British National Grid northing
352,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire East · E06000049
Electoral ward
Wrenbury · E05008660
Parish or community
E04013179
Output area
E00093068
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire East 052D · E01034677
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire East 052 · E02007030

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Acton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  2. Malbank School and Sixth Form College

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Millfields Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
35
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Public order 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other theft 3
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CW5 8 residents
4,628

Age bands in CW5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

641 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

386 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

801 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.4%

1,532 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

1,223 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • NANTWICH HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81010

    3.3 km

  • THE KILTEARN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code N81047

    3.3 km

  • TUDOR SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81090

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Swanley Cottages

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles
  • Dairy Scope

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles
  • Harrison Drainage

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles
  • Harrison Drainage

    BCT · Swanley

    0.2 miles
  • Springe Lane

    BCT · Acton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire East 052D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,251 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Acton Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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