Housing in CW5 5BD
What the homes in CW5 5BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich South West
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
CW5 5BDNantwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.6%). Flats make up 25.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 5BD area is broadly in line with that, at 61.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.9% of households against 20.5%. 40.7% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented23.9%20.5%
- Social rented13.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.9%. 16.8% 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 CW5 5BD sits in (Nantwich South West): about 1,704 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.