Housing in CW2 8LZ
What the homes in CW2 8LZ 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)
CW2 8LZCrewe
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.8%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.7% of households in the CW2 8LZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 30.9% own outright and 36.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented17.6%20.5%
- Social rented14.5%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 2.4 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.8%). 29.3% 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 8LZ (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.