CW2 7NL Cheshire East
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crewe West. Region: North West.
Streets
- Claremont Road, Crewe: 6 addresses
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 C (44% of about 680 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 1.0 km
- Land at 48 Wistaston Road, Crewe, permissioned (800 m)
- Afford Rent A Car, Wistaston Road, Crewe, CW2 7RB: up to 12 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- The yard, LEWIS STREET, CREWE: up to 10 homes, permissioned (870 m)
- LAND ADJACENT TO 205, EDLESTON ROAD, CREWE: up to 11 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- 13-21, MILL STREET, CREWE, CW2 7AE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 | 1.3 km |
| Nantwich 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Sandbach 295,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest South Cheshire College Crewe | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crewe | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | Lord Street Car Park | 830 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 31.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Millcroft Medical Centre | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Crewe Pharmacy & Travel Vaccination Ctr | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dane Bank House Dental Practice | 390 m |
| Hospital | Leighton Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Crewe Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Crewe Gainsborough Road Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 520 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 16 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,200 m² | 540 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,570 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queen's Park, Crewe, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.4 km north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park, Crewe | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rookerybank Covert | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| Joey the Swan | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| Old Covert | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Hinging Bank Covert | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Old Gorse Covert | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Slaughter Hill | Hill | 3.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Claremont Road.