Around average
IMD England
78
Crime · May '26
£190,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CW2 8LY
Postcode
CW2 8LY
Coordinates
53.0923, -2.4581
Grid reference
SJ694551
Easting
369,419
Northing
355,110
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V3GRR+WQ
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.
16330
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16330 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)
Property sales · CW2 8LY
HM Land Registry · Cheshire East
Average price
£190,000
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Median price: £190,000
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Police Recorded Crime near CW2 8LY
Crime trends · near CW2 8LY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY +280%
ASB
25130
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +2400%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.0%
Other White7.9%
Indian3.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.9%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 5.1%
Religion
Christian52.6%
No religion38.9%
Not answered4.2%
Muslim3.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4921.7%
50–6420.7%
25–3412.1%
65–748.7%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Other18.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
Any member 66+10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 7 other households · 34.9%
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaCrewe and Nantwich E14001185
Constituency
E14001185Cheshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Crewe West
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 ScotlandCheshire 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 039C E01018496
E01018496MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 039 E02003830
E02003830LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 039C E01018496
E01018496MSOA 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
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:33 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:33 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 8LY 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: 16330
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018496 and MSOA E02003830 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CW2 8LY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CW2 8LY
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Oaks Academy
Cheshire East · CW2 7NQ
Good
0.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy
Cheshire East · CW2 7NH
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Cheshire College - South & West
Cheshire East · CW2 8AB
0.3 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Edleston Primary School
Cheshire East · CW2 7PX
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Cheshire East · CW2 8AE
Not judged
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Vine Tree Primary School
Cheshire East · CW2 8AD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe
Cheshire East · CW2 8AD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wistaston Academy
Cheshire East · CW2 8QS
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ruskin Community High School
Cheshire East · CW2 7JT
Good
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Lavender Field School
Cheshire East · CW1 3AE
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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