# CW2 8SZ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

CW2 8SZ 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 8SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [CW2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw2) › [CW2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Cheshire East 037A: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **Crewe, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **No property in CW2 8SZ 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=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 037A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW2 8SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CW2 8SZ**: Road 50 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **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=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Axis Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-axis-academy-e147854) | Special | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | – |
| [Underwood West Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/underwood-west-academy-e143153) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leighton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighton-academy-e139752) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wistaston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wistaston-academy-e140647) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lavender Field School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lavender-field-school-e147896) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Oaks Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-academy-e147654) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Adelaide School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/adelaide-school-e140457) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gainsborough-primary-and-nursery-academy-e150726) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £149,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £166,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £212,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £80,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £166,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2023 | £114,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £188,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Woolstanwood (280 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Crewe Badger Avenue (790 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Queens Park (980 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 037A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.8** (2025). Cheshire East 037A has a deprivation score of 30.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,872nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £199,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 037A was £199,000 in 2025. Joint 6,470th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,375** (2021). Cheshire East 037A had 1,375 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,146th least 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: 86.5%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 037A, 86.5% 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.

## 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: 53.1023, -2.4778

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=-2.4778,53.1023,CW28SZ

## How to cite

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