Spring Gardens Crewe, Cheshire East
42 addresses across 2 postcodes (CW1), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 9801200.
- Sales: 79 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £250,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 30 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 13, E: 6).
- 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 A; Band D in Cheshire East costs £2,455 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 98% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Crewe, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 210 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 51 m above sea level.
- Noise: 31 of its 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hungerford Medical Centre, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 60% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 49 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £126,250 | £117,500 | £135,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £109,250 | £102,500 | £116,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £98,000 | £98,000 | £98,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £83,000 | £83,000 | £83,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £80,200 | £80,200 | £80,200 |
| 2012 | 2 | £83,000 | £74,500 | £91,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2026 | 18 CW1 4AP | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2025 | 13 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £125,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2025 | 5 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2025 | 3 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £117,500 | |
| 27 Sep 2024 | 25 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2024 | 11 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £122,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Sep 2023 | 21 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 53 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 12 May 2022 | 22 CW1 4AP | Semi-detached | £154,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 13 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2021 | 19 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £102,500 | |
| 10 Nov 2021 | 25 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Oct 2021 | 31 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £123,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Dec 2020 | 22 CW1 4AP | Semi-detached | £132,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2020 | 33 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £103,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Jan 2020 | 9 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Mar 2019 | 43 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £87,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Mar 2018 | 53 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2017 | 49 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £112,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Mar 2017 | 29 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £87,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Oct 2016 | 33 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £98,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2016 | 49 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £79,950 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Aug 2015 | 27 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £83,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2014 | 23 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £92,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Nov 2013 | 41 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £80,200 | |
| 23 Jul 2012 | 33 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £91,500 | |
| 2 May 2012 | 39 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £74,500 | |
| 20 Dec 2011 | 8 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2011 | 47 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £81,500 | |
| 7 Feb 2011 | 11 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £79,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2010 | 5 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £94,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2010 | 19 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £83,500 | |
| 18 Apr 2008 | 3 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £73,500 | |
| 1 Apr 2008 | 21 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £112,500 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 23 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £101,000 | |
| 6 Jul 2007 | 20 CW1 4AP | Semi-detached | £124,950 | |
| 6 Jul 2007 | 31 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £98,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2007 | 55 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2007 | 35 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £102,500 | |
| 17 May 2007 | 49 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | 45 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2006 | 29 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £87,500 | |
| 17 Oct 2005 | 8 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2005 | 17 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £87,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2005 | 31 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £84,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2004 | 9 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2004 | 18 CW1 4AP | Semi-detached | £91,500 | |
| 16 Jul 2004 | 43 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £89,950 | |
| 4 Jun 2004 | 45 CW1 4AP | Terraced | £94,950 | |
| 5 Dec 2003 | 20 CW1 4AP | Semi-detached | £84,000 |
Energy performance certificates
30 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (23); House, semi-detached (5); Flat (1). Built: 1900-1929 (19); 1930-1949 (7); before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (private) (14).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (78% of about 1,430 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 23-25, MARKET STREET, CREWE, CW1 2EW: up to 9 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- EATON COURT, EATON STREET, CREWE, CW2 7EG: up to 8 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW1 4AP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CW1 4AW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 42 addresses are between 49 m and 51 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW1 4AP | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| CW1 4AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crewe 3.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Sandbach 295,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Nantwich 223,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Flying Lady Sydney | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Crewe | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thomas Street Car Park | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 700 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 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Old Surgery Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Leighton Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Crewe Police Station | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Ridgeway Street Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Henry Street Allotments 1.0 ha | 170 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Queen's Park, Crewe, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park, Crewe | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Quaker's Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Rookery Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Oak Coppice | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Slaughter Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Joey the Swan | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 42 |
31 of the street's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Stanier School | Secondary | 11–16 | 300 m | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Brierley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hungerford Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Cheshire Studio School | Secondary | 14–19 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Crewe Engineering and Design UTC | Secondary | 14–19 | 720 m (0.4 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 |
| Beechwood Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Monks Coppenhall Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's Community Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | 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 |
| Edleston Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Westminster Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Ruskin Community High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Underwood West Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Video CW1 4AW | Retailers - other | 120 m | 4 Good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Emmie Dixon Home CW1 4AX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 11 Oct 2024 |
| Good Time Charlies CW1 4AJ | Other catering premises | 260 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2024 |
| Sir William Stanier School CW1 4EB | Other catering premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 17 Nov 2025 |
| GO LOCAL EXTRA CW1 5LE | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 May 2024 |
| Void Games CW1 2AZ | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Brave Activity Club CW1 2AZ | Other catering premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Go Local Extra CW1 4EP | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2024 |
| Jo convenience CW1 4BS | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Brierley Primary School CW1 2AZ | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Kezbeccs general store CW1 4EP | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Taz's CW1 4BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Medina Fast Food Takeaway CW1 4BS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Neptune fish bar CW1 2AG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 500 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Elms CW1 4EH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ambuscade Close (11); On or near Henry Street (8); On or near Richmond Road (7); On or near Spring Gardens (5); On or near Newfield Drive (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Kezbeccs general store (retailers - other, CW1 4EP) now 4 Good, was 3 Generally satisfactory (rated 2 October 2026) found 31 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Brave Activity Club (other catering premises, CW1 2AZ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Void Games (other catering premises, CW1 2AZ) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 14 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings West Side Video (retailers - other, CW1 4AW) now 4 Good, was 1 Major improvement necessary (rated 1 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Henry Street · Newfield Drive · Queen Street · Hillside Drive · Richmond Road · Poplar Grove · Ambuscade Close · Hallshaw Avenue · William Way · Coronation Street · Beech Grove · Mary Street
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.