# CW1 4LQ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

CW1 4LQ is a postcode in Cheshire East.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cheshire East. Open the map at CW1 4LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [CW1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw1) › [CW1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 52% on July. Cheshire East 035E: 89 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **Crewe, 3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **No property in CW1 4LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 035E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW1 4LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CW1 4LQ**: Road 51 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mablins Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mablins-lane-community-primary-school-e111216) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-community-academy-e140175) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monks Coppenhall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monks-coppenhall-academy-e142714) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cornerstone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornerstone-academy-e147899) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oakfield Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-lodge-school-e148886) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Leighton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighton-academy-e139752) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir William Stanier School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-william-stanier-school-e139953) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 27.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Beechwood Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-primary-school-and-nursery-e111211) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £66,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2024 | £54,250 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2025 | £66,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £141,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2025 | £179,995 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: RYDALE PHARMACY (420 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Coppenhall (570 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Crewe Express Petrol (580 m, Asda); Co-op Crewe Remer Street (610 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Crewe Underwood Lane (640 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £309,121** (July 2026). Cheshire East’s average house price was £309,121 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire East earned a median of £40,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 120th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire East costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.2** (2025). Cheshire East has a deprivation score of 14.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 85th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cheshire East 035E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Cheshire East 035E has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 035E was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,356** (2021). Cheshire East 035E had 2,356 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,680th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.5%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 035E, 90.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## CW1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £187,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CW1 was £187,500 in 2025. Joint 296th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,762** (2021). CW1 had 44,762 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 314th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CW1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.6%** (January 2026). In CW1, 92.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east)
- Centre: 53.1156, -2.4457

Council: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Crewe and Nantwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/crewe-and-nantwich): Connor Naismith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.4457,53.1156,CW14LQ

## How to cite

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