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Housing in CW2 7UQ

What the homes in CW2 7UQ 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
1,672 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.1%). Flats make up 9.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CW2 7UQEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached41.7%31.5%
Terraced43.1%23%
Purpose-built flat7.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.8% of households in the CW2 7UQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 11.9% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

CW2 7UQ
36%
28%
36%
England
  • Owned35.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented27.6%20.5%
  • Social rented36.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CW2 7UQEngland
Owned outright11.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council12.7%8.3%
From a housing association23.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CW2 7UQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.2%). 35.3% of households include dependent children.

CW2 7UQEngland
Living alone, under 6620.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%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 7UQ (Crewe Town & Victoria Avenue) (about 1,672 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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