Housing in CW5 8DE
What the homes in CW5 8DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Audlem, Bunbury & Wrenbury
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,862 (2024)
CW5 8DENantwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (53%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CW5 8DE area is above that, at 79.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.5% of households against 20.5%. 49.9% own outright and 29.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented12.5%20.5%
- Social rented6.8%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 2.3 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.2%. 22.9% 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 8DE sits in (Audlem, Bunbury & Wrenbury): about 2,862 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.