Housing in CW5 7EG
What the homes in CW5 7EG 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 7EGNantwich
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.6%). Flats make up 25.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.5% of households in the CW5 7EG area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.9% of households, above the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged 66 or over (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CW5 7EG (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.