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CW2 7RW area guide

Who lives in CW2 7RW, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,689 (2024)
At a glance

What CW2 7RW is like

CW2 7RW is a postcode in the Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue area of Cheshire East. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,689 people. 67.7% of households own their home, 17.6% rent privately and 14.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 60.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in CW2 7 sold for a median of £150,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CW2 7RW compares

Headline figures for CW2 7RW, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle: 25.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£150,000

Median over 72 sales in CW2 7, +5.8% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 54 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
89%

Rated good or better across 18 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£36,680

Average annual income before tax, higher than 4% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CW2 7RW differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in CW2 7 is up 5.8% on the year before.

Questions

CW2 7RW FAQs

01
Is CW2 7RW a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 25.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 89% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in CW2 7RW?

The median sale price over the last year was £150,000.

Homes in CW2 7 sold for a median of £150,000 across 72 sales in the year to August 2026, +5.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is CW2 7RW safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around CW2 7RW, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in CW2 7RW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.2% of residents. 67.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (46.8%).
05
Which council covers CW2 7RW?

The local authority for CW2 7RW is Cheshire East.

CW2 7RW comes under Cheshire East in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is CW2 7RW?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 54 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Crewe Rail Station, 1 mile away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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