# CW1 9SZ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

CW1 9SZ 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 9SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [CW1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw1) › [CW1 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw1-9)

## Around this postcode

- **105 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Cheshire East 039B: 654 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **Crewe, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **No property in CW1 9SZ 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=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 039B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **75% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CW1 9SZ**: Road 57 dB, rail 46 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **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=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brierley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brierley-primary-school-e111061) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crewe Engineering and Design UTC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crewe-engineering-and-design-utc-e142890) | Secondary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 31.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cheshire Studio School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheshire-studio-school-e140813) | Secondary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Beechwood Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-primary-school-and-nursery-e111211) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Adelaide School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adelaide-school-e140457) | Special | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [Hungerford Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hungerford-primary-academy-e146382) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir William Stanier School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-william-stanier-school-e139953) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 27.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lavender Field School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lavender-field-school-e147896) | Special | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2024 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| May 2026 | £104,600 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2026 | £175,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| May 2025 | £128,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2025 | £92,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| September 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HUNGERFORD MEDICAL CENTRE (840 m); MILLCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE (970 m); EARNSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: CLEAR PHARMACY (170 m); ASDA PHARMACY (330 m); BOOTS (370 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (450 m); ALLIED PHARMACY RUSHTONS (670 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (360 m); DENTAL SURGERY (450 m); VICTORIA STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m); DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); HIGHTOWN ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (560 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Crewe Superstore (330 m, Asda); M&S Grand Junction Crewe (380 m, Marks and Spencer); Farmfoods Crewe (440 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Crewe Extra (460 m, Tesco); Iceland Crewe Food Warehouse (540 m, Iceland)

## 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 039B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.6** (2025). Cheshire East 039B has a deprivation score of 34.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £122,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 039B was £122,000 in 2025. Joint 945th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,552** (2021). Cheshire East 039B had 1,552 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,675th 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: 87.5%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 039B, 87.5% 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: 53.0985, -2.4395

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.4395,53.0985,CW19SZ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw1-9sz.

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