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CW5 5BX

POSTCODE

CW5 5BX is a postcode in Nantwich North and West.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.0642, -2.5279
OS grid SJ647520 (364,720, 352,010)
IMD England
5/10
#13682
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
MoM +9% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5V3F7C+MR
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
IMD England
Around average · 8.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£299,950
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 5,373 sales
-1.7%
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.
13682
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13682 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 & Wales
Property sales · CW5 5BX
HM Land Registry · Cheshire East
Average price
£362,745
Median price: £299,950
Median -1.7% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,373 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £110,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£121k£113k£105k
Apr '24Dec '25Mar '26May '26
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 CW5 5BX

England & Wales
Crime trends · near CW5 5BX

Counts are for Nantwich North and West 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
29
YoY -19%
473318
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
6
YoY —
1580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
20
YoY -33%
302111
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving

70
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,456
White Brit.94.2%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 3.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,456
Christian56.1%
No religion38.1%
Not answered3.9%
+ other · 1.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,456
35–4923.8%
50–6419.0%
65–7411.5%
25–3410.9%
75–848.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%

Households

Total households: 740
One person: aged 66+23.9%
One person: other19.6%
Single family household, all members 66+8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
+ 9 other households · 32.0%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Nantwich Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    545 m straight lineabout 7 min

  • Wrenbury Rail Station

    Rail

    6.7 km straight lineabout 84 min

  • Crewe Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance 1

    6.9 km straight lineabout 86 min

Bus stops

  • Millfields

    Bus · nr · north

    39 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Millfields

    Bus · opp · south

    50 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Marsh Lane

    Bus · cnr · north-west

    209 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Cope Avenue

    Bus · cnr · north-east

    345 m straight lineabout 4 min

  • Cope Avenue

    Bus · opp · south-west

    356 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for CW5 5BX

England
Country
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Nantwich North and West
Ward
Crewe
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CW5 5BX
Coordinates
53.0642, -2.5279
Grid reference
SJ647520
Easting
364,720
Northing
352,010
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V3F7C+MR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Nantwich
Travel to Work
Crewe
ITL Region
Cheshire East
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council Area
Crewe and Nantwich E14001185
Constituency
E14001185
Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Nantwich North and West
Constituency code
E14001185
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Nantwich
International Territorial Level
Cheshire East

Health & NHS

North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Cheshire 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 050F E01033373
E01033373
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 050 E02003839
E02003839
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 050F E01033373
E01033373
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 050 E02003839
E02003839
Urban: 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

7:46 AM6:02 PM
7:46 AM
Sunrise
6:02 PM
Sunset
10 hours 16 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:02 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 16 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

September 2008
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~18 years
Active Duration
2008 -> Present
September 2008 — Introduced
Postcode CW5 5BX introduced by Royal Mail.
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 E01033373 and MSOA E02003839 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 13682
Present — Active
Postcode CW5 5BX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2008
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~18 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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