Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£287,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 6,061 sales
-2.7%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region
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.
20684
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20684 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 · CW2 5ER
HM Land Registry · Cheshire East
Average price
£360,566
Median price: £287,000
Median -2.7% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 6,061 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near CW2 5ER
England & WalesCrime trends · near CW2 5ER
Counts are for Shavington electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -64%
17115
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
2
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Christian56.4%
No religion37.3%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6422.2%
65–7416.0%
35–4915.9%
75–8412.7%
25–349.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.3%
Households
One person: aged 66+23.8%
One person: other13.6%
All members 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%
+ 6 other households · 28.0%
Coordinates & Location for CW2 5ER
Postcode
CW2 5ER
Coordinates
53.0623, -2.4508
Grid reference
SJ698517
Easting
369,889
Northing
351,768
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V3G6X+WM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shavington
Travel to Work
Crewe
ITL Region
Cheshire East
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaCrewe and Nantwich E14001185
Constituency
E14001185Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Shavington
Constituency code
E14001185
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Shavington cum Gresty
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 048A E01018493
E01018493MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 048 E02003838
E02003838LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 048A E01018493
E01018493MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 048 E02003838
E02003838Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:28 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
10 hours 56 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:28 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 56 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 CW2 5ER introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018493 and MSOA E02003838 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 20684
Present — Active
Postcode CW2 5ER 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
School applications
We've matched the postcode to Cheshire East.
You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.
Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Shavington Academy
Last published allocation was 4,429 m. This postcode is 748 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
Cheshire East allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Schools near CW2 5ER
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
83%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 14%
Attainment 8
47.8
Last published allocation was 4,429 m. This postcode is 748 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Cheshire East allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
80%
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