# CW2 7LG: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

CW2 7LG 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 CW2 7LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [CW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw2) › [CW2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **79 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Cheshire East 043D: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **Crewe, 810 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **No property in CW2 7LG 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=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 043D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW2 7LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **Low road and rail noise at CW2 7LG**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **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=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ruskin Community High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ruskin-community-high-school-e111417) | Secondary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westminster Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westminster-nursery-school-e110953) | Nursery | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Edleston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edleston-primary-school-e111170) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, July 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cheshire College - South & West](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cheshire-college-south-and-west-e130619) | Sixth form and further education | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gainsborough-primary-and-nursery-academy-e150726) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [The Oaks Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-academy-e147654) | Secondary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pebble Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pebble-brook-primary-school-e111219) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Vine Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vine-tree-primary-school-e111143) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £122,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £102,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2023 | £118,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £137,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £126,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Crewe (810 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: CREWE PHARMACY & TRAVEL VACCINATION CTR (280 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (690 m); ALLIED PHARMACY RUSHTONS (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); EDLESTON ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); CHESHIRE DENTAL CENTRE (470 m); DENTAL SURGERY (610 m); DANE BANK HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Crewe Nantwich Road (330 m, Morrisons); Aldi Wistaston Green Crewe (370 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Crewe Gainsborough Road (410 m, Morrisons); Lidl Dorothy Flude Retail Park (490 m, Lidl); Farmfoods Crewe (560 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 043D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.0** (2025). Cheshire East 043D has a deprivation score of 30.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £147,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 043D was £147,500 in 2025. Joint 2,263rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,632** (2021). Cheshire East 043D had 1,632 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,552nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 043D, 100.0% 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.

## CW2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CW2 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,644** (2021). CW2 had 44,644 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 317th 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 CW2 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: 89.3%** (January 2026). In CW2, 89.3% 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: 53.0904, -2.4450

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=-2.4450,53.0904,CW27LG

## How to cite

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