Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for CW2 5GZ
Postcode
CW2 5GZ
Coordinates
53.0538, -2.4276
Grid reference
SJ714508
Easting
371,437
Northing
350,813
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V3H3C+GX
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
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.
28470
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28470 out of 32,844 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 5GZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CW2 5GZ
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.9%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian60.9%
No religion32.9%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
50–6425.5%
35–4916.4%
65–7415.3%
25–349.3%
75–849.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.3%
All members 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.7%
Any member 66+14.3%
Other11.0%
+ 6 other households · 29.6%
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 053C E01018516
E01018516MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 053 E02007031
E02007031LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 049D E01018516
E01018516MSOA 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
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
December 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode CW2 5GZ 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. IMD England rank: 28470
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01018516 and MSOA E02007031 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CW2 5GZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CW2 5GZ
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%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
73%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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