Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 17.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£120,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Ruskin Community High School
Last published allocation was 2,493 m. This address is 751 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
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Coordinates & Location for CW1 2LE
Postcode
CW1 2LE
Coordinates
53.0970, -2.4433
Grid reference
SJ704556
Easting
370,416
Northing
355,620
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V3HW4+QM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Crewe
Travel to Work
Crewe
ITL Region
Cheshire East
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6322
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6322 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CW1 2LE
HM Land Registry · Cheshire East
Average price
£121,700
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £120,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '25May '25: 1 sales · avg £128,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£129k£123k£118k
Jun '24Sep '24Jan '25Mar '25May '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CW1 2LE
England & WalesCrime trends · near CW1 2LE
Counts are for Crewe Central electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
82
YoY stable
927456
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
36
YoY +125%
362513
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY -8%
18137
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
25
YoY -14%
342515
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.2%
Other White17.6%
Other Asian1.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.4%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian49.3%
No religion42.9%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4922.1%
25–3420.4%
50–6417.0%
20–247.1%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Other26.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
Any member 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 31.4%
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaCrewe and Nantwich E14001185
Constituency
E14001185Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Crewe Central
Constituency code
E14001185
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Crewe
International Territorial Level
Cheshire East
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Central and Eastern Cheshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 039B E01018464
E01018464MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 039 E02003830
E02003830LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 039B E01018464
E01018464MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 039 E02003830
E02003830Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CW1 2LE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6322
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018464 and MSOA E02003830 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CW1 2LE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CW1 2LE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 35%
Attainment 8
32.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
44%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–18FSM 62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
62%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 33%
Attainment 8
37.9
Last published allocation was 2,493 m. This address is 751 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
55%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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