Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 5.6 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.
9071
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9071 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 · CW5 5GU
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
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Aug '24Aug '24: 2 sales · avg £137,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£153k£145k£138k
Dec '23Aug '24
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 5GU
England & WalesCrime trends · near CW5 5GU
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
24
YoY -20%
362513
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1580
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.8%
Other White4.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian49.3%
No religion42.8%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6419.8%
35–4917.6%
25–3415.2%
65–7410.1%
10–156.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
One person: other24.8%
One person: aged 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.3%
+ 7 other households · 35.7%
Coordinates & Location for CW5 5GU
Postcode
CW5 5GU
Coordinates
53.0767, -2.5223
Grid reference
SJ651534
Easting
365,109
Northing
353,402
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V3FGH+M3
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
Administrative Information
Cheshire East
Local Authority
Council AreaCrewe and Nantwich E14001185
Constituency
E14001185Cheshire
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 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 047B E01018454
E01018454MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 047 E02003836
E02003836LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire East 047B E01018454
E01018454MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire East 047 E02003836
E02003836Urban: 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
7:28 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
November 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentNovember 2009 — Introduced
Postcode CW5 5GU 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 E01018454 and MSOA E02003836 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 9071
Present — Active
Postcode CW5 5GU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 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.
- Malbank School and Sixth Form College
Last published allocation was 8,122 m. This postcode is 1,135 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 CW5 5GU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
61%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
69%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Last published allocation was 8,122 m. This postcode is 1,135 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 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
61%
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