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Housing in CW1 5BF

What the homes in CW1 5BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crewe Sydney & Gateway
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,898 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (56.4%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CW1 5BFEngland
Detached20.6%22.9%
Semi-detached56.4%31.5%
Terraced10.7%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW1 5BF area is above that, at 74.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.9% of households against 20.5%. 38.3% own outright and 36.1% with a mortgage.

CW1 5BF
74%
14%
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  • Owned74.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented13.9%20.5%
  • Social rented10.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CW1 5BFEngland
Owned outright38.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association9.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW1 5BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.8%. 20.1% of households include dependent children.

CW1 5BFEngland
Living alone, under 6621.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cheshire East

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire East, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

Cheshire EastEngland
All homes£985£1,459
One bedroom£696£1,195
Two bedrooms£898£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,106£1,489
Four or more£1,610£2,161
Detached£1,432£1,640
Semi-detached£1,089£1,449
Terraced£968£1,435
Flat or maisonette£821£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CW1 5BF sits in (Crewe Sydney & Gateway): about 1,898 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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