# CW5 5NJ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

CW5 5NJ 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 CW5 5NJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [CW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw5) › [CW5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **41 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Cheshire East 047B: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **Nantwich, 800 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **No property in CW5 5NJ 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=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 047B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CW5 5NJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CW5 5NJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **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=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nantwich Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nantwich-primary-academy-e142037) | Primary | 120 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfields-academy-e143160) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsbourne Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsbourne-academy-e152481) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Malbank School and Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malbank-school-and-sixth-form-college-e152168) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Millfields Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfields-primary-academy-e150231) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2022 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e111347) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pear Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pear-tree-primary-school-e140740) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reaseheath College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reaseheath-college-e130623) | Sixth form and further education | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £202,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £168,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £156,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Nantwich (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NANTWICH HEALTH CENTRE (310 m); THE KILTEARN MEDICAL CTR. (310 m); TUDOR SURGERY (310 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (180 m); WELL (310 m); BOOTS (350 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: GLOBE DENTAL PRACTICE (180 m); DENTAL CLINIC (310 m); 5 CHURCH LANE (DENTAL SURGERY) (470 m); RIVERSIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (480 m); 17 PILLORY STREET (DENTAL PRACTICE) (530 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Nantwich SF (230 m, Marks and Spencer); Morrisons Nantwich (660 m, Morrisons); Aldi Nantwich (760 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Nantwich (890 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 047B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.5** (2025). Cheshire East 047B has a deprivation score of 28.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,015th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £168,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 047B was £168,000 in 2025. Joint 3,697th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,560** (2021). Cheshire East 047B had 1,560 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,234th 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: 86.7%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 047B, 86.7% 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.

## CW5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CW5 was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 1,116th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,846** (2021). CW5 had 32,846 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 757th 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 CW5 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: 69.4%** (January 2026). In CW5, 69.4% 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: 53.0707, -2.5203

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=-2.5203,53.0707,CW55NJ

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw5-5nj