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CW5 9AP area guide

Who lives in CW5 9AP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Nantwich North East
Council: Cheshire East
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,272 (2024)

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At a glance

What CW5 9AP is like

CW5 9AP is a postcode in the Nantwich North East area of Cheshire East. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,272 people. 50.3% of households own their home, 15.9% rent privately and 33.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 47.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How CW5 9AP compares

Headline figures for CW5 9AP, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 27.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 48 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£42,354

Average annual income before tax, higher than 18% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CW5 9AP differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
33.6% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
An older population
33.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

CW5 9AP FAQs

Is CW5 9AP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 27.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is CW5 9AP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around CW5 9AP, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in CW5 9AP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.5% of residents. 50.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (36.8%).

Which council covers CW5 9AP?

The local authority for CW5 9AP is Cheshire East.

CW5 9AP comes under Cheshire East in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CW5 9AP?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 48 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Nantwich Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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