Least deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Low · 0.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
25646
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25646 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CW2 5GY
England & WalesCrime trends · near CW2 5GY
Counts are for Wybunbury 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
1
YoY —
1061
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.8%
Other White2.5%
Indian2.0%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian61.9%
No religion30.5%
Not answered4.9%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6429.2%
35–4918.3%
65–7412.0%
10–157.8%
75–846.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children21.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.8%
Single family household, all members 66+13.8%
One person: other9.9%
One person: aged 66+8.1%
+ 9 other households · 24.5%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.9 km straight lineabout 49 min
Crewe Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance 1
- 6.2 km straight lineabout 78 min
Nantwich Rail Station
Rail
- 9.5 km straight lineabout 119 min
Alsager Rail Station
Rail · Main Entrance 2
Bus stops
- 92 m straight lineabout 1 min
Village Hall
Bus · o/s · south
- 101 m straight lineabout 1 min
Village Hall
Bus · opp · north
- 155 m straight lineabout 2 min
Buck Lane
Bus · opp · south-west
- 158 m straight lineabout 2 min
Buck Lane
Bus · by · north-east
- 350 m straight lineabout 4 min
Newcastle Road
Bus · nr · south-west
Coordinates & Location for CW2 5GY
Postcode
CW2 5GY
Coordinates
53.0547, -2.4271
Grid reference
SJ714509
Easting
371,471
Northing
350,914
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V3H3F+V5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hough
Travel to Work
Crewe
ITL Region
Cheshire East
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaChester South and Eddisbury E14001164
Constituency
E14001164Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Wybunbury
Constituency code
E14001164
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Hough and Chorlton
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 053F E01018515
E01018515MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 053 E02007031
E02007031LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 049C E01018515
E01018515MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 049 E02003837
E02003837Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:35 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 40 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:35 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 40 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode CW2 5GY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01018515 and MSOA E02007031 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 25646
Present — Active
Postcode CW2 5GY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near CW2 5GY
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
78%
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