Barrows Green Barrows Green, Cheshire East
1 address across 1 postcode (CW1), about 320 m long. USRN 6401798.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £475,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Crewe, about 3.9 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Grosvenor Medical Centre, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £475,000 | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £272,500 | £250,000 | £295,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £96,000 | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £295,000 | £280,000 | £310,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £127,000 | £127,000 | £127,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £76,250 | £47,500 | £105,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £69,500 | £44,000 | £95,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2022 | MANOR FARM CW1 4QW | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2018 | THE GABLES NURSING HOME CW1 4QW | Other | £620,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Nov 2016 | THE OLD BARN, MANOR LODGE CW1 4QW | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2016 | MANOR LODGE CW1 4QW | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2013 | MOSS VIEW CW1 4QW | Terraced | £135,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Sep 2012 | ROSE COTTAGE CW1 4QW | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2009 | ROSE COTTAGE CW1 4QW | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2008 | MANOR LODGE CW1 4QW | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2008 | MANOR HOUSE CW1 4QW | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 27 May 2005 | MOSS VIEW COTTAGE CW1 4QW | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2004 | MANOR HOUSE CW1 4QW | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 8 Oct 2003 | MANOR FARM CW1 4QW | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2002 | MANOR LODGE CW1 4QW | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 9 Dec 1999 | MANOR HOUSE CW1 4QW | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 5 Dec 1997 | ROSE COTTAGE CW1 4QW | Terraced | £47,500 | |
| 12 Aug 1997 | MANOR HOUSE CW1 4QW | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 26 Sep 1996 | MOSS VIEW COTTAGE CW1 4QW | Terraced | £44,000 | |
| 14 Jun 1996 | MANOR HOUSE CW1 4QW | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 25 May 1995 | ROSE COTTAGE CW1 4QW | Terraced | £45,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band B (30% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's addresses are about 55 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW1 4QW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crewe 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Sandbach 295,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Nantwich 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Farmleigh Drive Crewe | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crewe | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | West Street Car Park | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 28.9 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Grosvenor Medical Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rydale Pharmacy | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Eagle Bridge Health & Well Being | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Leighton Hospital | 340 m |
| Police station | Crewe Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Barclays ATM | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 12 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) south.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park, Crewe | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Red Hall Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Larch Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Burnt Covert | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Old Gorse Covert | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Joey the Swan | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 23 | 23 |
None of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire East: see them on the Cheshire East page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mablins Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Underwood West Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Michael's Community Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nield House CW1 4QW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 20 Oct 2026 |
| LEIGHTON HOSPITAL CW1 4QJ | Other catering premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| On a roll CW1 4QJ | Mobile caterer | 340 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cheshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 88% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CW1 4QW: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Minshull New Road · Smithy Lane · B5076 · Bob Brown Way · Elmstead Crescent · Farmleigh Drive · Bradfield Road · Thorpe Close · Beckford Close · Manor Farm Drive · Gordon Geddes Way · Bromley Close
All the streets in CW1 and across Cheshire East.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.