# CW5 7SZ: area report for a postcode in Cheshire East

CW5 7SZ 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 7SZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire East](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-east) › [CW5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw5) › [CW5 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw5-7)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Cheshire East 053B: 21 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **Nantwich, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **No property in CW5 7SZ 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=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire East 053B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **£309,121 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire East, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **58.3% can get gigabit broadband at CW5 7SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at CW5 7SZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **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=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pear Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pear-tree-primary-school-e140740) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stapeley-broad-lane-cofe-primary-school-e139539) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brine Leas School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brine-leas-school-e136279) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Weaver Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weaver-primary-school-e111167) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 68% 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willaston Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willaston-primary-academy-e142236) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfields-academy-e143160) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nantwich Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nantwich-primary-academy-e142037) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £394,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £77,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £499,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £86,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £258,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £286,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| February 2024 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Stapeley (370 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 053B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.9** (2025). Cheshire East 053B has a deprivation score of 2.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 916th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £269,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire East 053B was £269,750 in 2025. Joint 13,350th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,059** (2021). Cheshire East 053B had 2,059 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,413th 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: 88.3%** (January 2026). In Cheshire East 053B, 88.3% 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.

## 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: 53.0570, -2.5020

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=-2.5020,53.0570,CW57SZ

## How to cite

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