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Housing in CW2 7PP

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

Neighbourhood
Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,689 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (46.8%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CW2 7PPEngland
Detached19.9%22.9%
Semi-detached46.8%31.5%
Terraced19.7%23%
Purpose-built flat10.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW2 7PP area is broadly in line with that, at 67.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.6% of households against 20.5%. 30.9% own outright and 36.8% with a mortgage.

CW2 7PP
68%
18%
14%
England
  • Owned67.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented17.6%20.5%
  • Social rented14.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CW2 7PPEngland
Owned outright30.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council4.1%8.3%
From a housing association10.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW2 7PPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.8%. 29.3% of households include dependent children.

CW2 7PPEngland
Living alone, under 6618.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children17.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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 CW2 7PP sits in (Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue): about 1,689 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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