Housing in CW2 8SD
What the homes in CW2 8SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Crewe North West
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,416 (2024)
CW2 8SDCrewe
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (51.7%). Flats make up 20.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW2 8SD area is broadly in line with that, at 59.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.6% of households against 20.5%. 34.8% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented29.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 17%. 23.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CW2 8SD sits in (Crewe North West): about 1,416 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.