Least deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£260,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,878 sales
+2.0%
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.
32171
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32171 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 · CW8 1HU
HM Land Registry · Cheshire West and Chester
Average price
£316,954
Median price: £260,000
Median +2.0% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,878 sales
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Police Recorded Crime near CW8 1HU
England & WalesCrime trends · near CW8 1HU
Counts are for Hartford & Greenbank 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
15
YoY -17%
32208
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.2%
Other White1.5%
Chinese1.1%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Christian56.9%
No religion36.6%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6424.7%
35–4920.1%
65–7411.4%
75–849.0%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.3%
All members 66+14.6%
One person: aged 66+13.4%
One person: other12.0%
+ 7 other households · 23.8%
Coordinates & Location for CW8 1HU
Crewe
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CW8 1HU
Coordinates
53.2463, -2.5544
Grid reference
SJ631722
Easting
363,103
Northing
372,281
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V6CWW+G6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hartford
Travel to Work
Crewe
ITL Region
Cheshire West and Chester
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Cheshire West and Chester
Local Authority
Council AreaMid Cheshire E14001361
Constituency
E14001361Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Hartford & Greenbank
Constituency code
E14001361
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Hartford
International Territorial Level
Cheshire West and Chester
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 West and Chester 023B E01018693
E01018693MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 023 E02003883
E02003883LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cheshire West and Chester 023B E01018693
E01018693MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cheshire West and Chester 023 E02003883
E02003883Urban: 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 2016
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~10 years
Active Duration
2016 -> PresentNovember 2016 — Introduced
Postcode CW8 1HU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01018693 and MSOA E02003883 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 32171
Present — Active
Postcode CW8 1HU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2016
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~10 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near CW8 1HU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
29.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
77%
All-throughStateBoys · Ages 8–18FSM 71%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 19%
Attainment 8
50.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
56%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 53%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
50.8
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