Housing in CW5 5RT
What the homes in CW5 5RT 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
- 1,541 (2024)
CW5 5RTNantwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.3%). Flats make up 26.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 5RT area is broadly in line with that, at 58.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.8% of households against 20.5%. 36.8% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.2%1%
- Private rented32.8%20.5%
- Social rented5.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 46.9% 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 24.8%. 15.3% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CW5 5RT sits in (Nantwich North East): about 1,541 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.