Housing in CW5 5TH
What the homes in CW5 5TH 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
- 1,461 (2024)
CW5 5THNantwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (35.6%). Flats make up 40.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 5TH area is below that, at 49.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.1% of households against 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented20.1%20.5%
- Social rented28.5%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 2.0 people living in it. 43.4% 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 23.9%. 18.2% 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 5TH sits in (Nantwich South West): about 1,461 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.