Housing in CW2 7JE
What the homes in CW2 7JE 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
- 1,804 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.4%). Flats make up 47.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
20% of households in the CW2 7JE area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 56.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 13.9% own outright and 6.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned20%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented56.7%20.5%
- Social rented22.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 47.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.6%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CW2 7JE (Crewe Mill Street & College) (about 1,804 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.