CW5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Nantwich and Snow Hill, in Cheshire East.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CW5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CW5, 69.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CW5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CW5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CW5 at a rate of 60.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.4 per 1,000 people across CW.
In August 2026 alone, 179 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CW5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,043), other crime (423) and anti-social behaviour (201).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CW5 was 58.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CW5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CW5 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CW5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire East 046B | 1,623 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.8% |
| Cheshire East 047A | 1,306 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 56.8% |
| Cheshire East 047B | 1,560 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 86.7% |
| Cheshire East 047C | 1,334 | 123.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.1% |
| Cheshire East 047D | 1,298 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 63.6% |
| Cheshire East 047E | 1,469 | 46.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 63.0% |
| Cheshire East 048D | 1,440 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 72.7% |
| Cheshire East 048E | 1,181 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.8% |
| Cheshire East 050A | 1,095 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Cheshire East 050C | 1,720 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 31.7% |
| Cheshire East 050D | 1,652 | 211.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 38.8% |
| Cheshire East 050E | 1,161 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 79.2% |
| Cheshire East 050F | 1,456 | 169.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.9% |
| Cheshire East 051E | 2,110 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.9% |
| Cheshire East 052B | 2,058 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 46.8% |
| Cheshire East 052C | 1,079 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.9% |
| Cheshire East 052D | 1,371 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.7% |
| Cheshire East 052E | 1,345 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.9% |
| Cheshire East 053A | 1,158 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| Cheshire East 053B | 2,059 | 20.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.3% |
| Cheshire East 053C | 1,570 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 59.2% |
| Cheshire East 053E | 1,510 | 26.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 73.4% |
MPs for CW5
- Connor NaismithLabourMP for Crewe and Nantwich60% of CW5’s postcodes
- Aphra BrandrethConservativeMP for Chester South and Eddisbury40% of CW5’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CW54
Postcode sectors in CW55
Council1
Towns in CW51
Postcode districts next to CW58
Nearest rail stations2
More in the CW postcode area2
CW5 in brief
CW5 is a postcode district covering Nantwich and Snow Hill, in Cheshire East.
About 34,835 people lived in CW5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £295,000 in 2025 across 693 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 60.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CW5 was £295,000 in 2025.
CW5 had 32,846 usual residents at the census.
In CW5, 69.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CW5, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.