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Housing in CW2 7HY

What the homes in CW2 7HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crewe Mill Street & College
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,985 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (61.4%). Flats make up 21.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CW2 7HYEngland
Detached7.8%22.9%
Semi-detached9.3%31.5%
Terraced61.4%23%
Purpose-built flat7.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.2% of households in the CW2 7HY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 60.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 17.9% own outright and 15.3% with a mortgage.

CW2 7HY
33%
60%
England
  • Owned33.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.7%1%
  • Private rented60.2%20.5%
  • Social rented3.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CW2 7HYEngland
Owned outright17.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent56.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW2 7HYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.3%). 23.3% of households include dependent children.

CW2 7HYEngland
Living alone, under 6632.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%12.8%
Couple, no children10.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.8%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CW2 7HY (Crewe Mill Street & College) (about 1,985 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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