CW1 4DB Cheshire East
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crewe East. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mellor Street, Crewe: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mellor Street, Coppenhall: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire East in 2026-27: Band D £2,455 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,637 | £1,909 | £2,182 | £2,455 | £3,000 | £3,546 | £4,091 | £4,910 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (76% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 37 Stafford Street, Crewe, Cheshire East, CW1 3DU: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at 2 & 4 Heathfield Avenue & 29, 29A & 31 Hightown, Crewe, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- 2-4, GATEFIELD STREET, CREWE, CW1 2JP: up to 13 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- 23-25, MARKET STREET, CREWE, CW1 2EW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- EATON COURT, EATON STREET, CREWE, CW2 7EG: up to 8 homes, permissioned (950 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 52 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crewe 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Sandbach 295,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Nantwich 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Charlesworth Street Coppenhall | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crewe | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wrexham Terrace Car Park | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 29.3 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hungerford Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clear Pharmacy | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Middlewich Street (Dental Surgery) | 70 m |
| Hospital | Leighton Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Crewe Police Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Ridgeway Street Cashzone | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Haslemere Way Pocket Park 760 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.7 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cumberland Sports Centre 3.7 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Henry Street Allotments 1.0 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queen's Park, Crewe, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park, Crewe | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Quaker's Coppice | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Spring Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Rookery Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Joey the Swan | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Slaughter Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 21 |
16 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mellor Street.