Housing in CW5 5RB
What the homes in CW5 5RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nantwich North East
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
CW5 5RBNantwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (44.8%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 5RB area is below that, at 48.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.1% of households against 20.5%. 25.4% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented23.1%20.5%
- Social rented27.5%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 2.1 people living in it. 37.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25%. 23.7% 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 5RB sits in (Nantwich North East): about 1,604 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.