CW postcode area: Crewe
The CW postcode area is known as the Crewe area. It is every postcode that begins CW followed by a number. It has 13 districts and 9,862 postcodes in use, across 5 councils.
Homes in the CW area sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £191,000 in CW1 (Crewe) to £432,000 in CW6 (Tarporley).
For the town itself, see Crewe postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 53.1552
Longitude -2.4556
This is the middle of the postcodes in the CW area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the CW area?
Homes in the CW area sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 4,501 sales, down 0.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £262,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £260,000
▼ down 0.8% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the CW districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- CW1 postcode district: CreweCheshire East 1,175 postcodes Typical price£191,000 Gigabit, every home896 of 1,101 At flood risk29 of 1,175
- CW2 postcode district: CreweCheshire East, Newcastle-under-Lyme 1,046 postcodes Typical price£232,000 Gigabit, every home791 of 1,029 At flood risk26 of 1,046
- CW3 postcode district: MadeleyNewcastle-under-Lyme, Cheshire East, Shropshire 348 postcodes Typical price£318,000 Gigabit, every home127 of 346 At flood risk19 of 348
- CW4 postcode district: Holmes ChapelCheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester 344 postcodes Typical price£390,000 Gigabit, every home173 of 343 At flood risk16 of 344
- CW5 postcode district: NantwichCheshire East 1,010 postcodes Typical price£303,300 Gigabit, every home508 of 988 At flood risk44 of 1,010
- CW6 postcode district: TarporleyCheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East 555 postcodes Typical price£432,000 Gigabit, every home275 of 546 At flood risk15 of 555
- CW7 postcode district: WinsfordCheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East 869 postcodes Typical price£212,000 Gigabit, every home740 of 848 At flood risk9 of 869
- CW8 postcode district: NorthwichCheshire West and Chester 1,116 postcodes Typical price£265,000 Gigabit, every home867 of 1,105 At flood risk36 of 1,116
- CW9 postcode district: NorthwichCheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East 1,053 postcodes Typical price£278,748 Gigabit, every home834 of 999 At flood risk93 of 1,053
- CW10 postcode district: MiddlewichCheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester 453 postcodes Typical price£240,000 Gigabit, every home335 of 445 At flood risk16 of 453
- CW11 postcode district: SandbachCheshire East 822 postcodes Typical price£265,000 Gigabit, every home595 of 804 At flood risk21 of 822
- CW12 postcode district: CongletonCheshire East, Staffordshire Moorlands 1,069 postcodes Typical price£284,500 Gigabit, every home838 of 1,027 At flood risk86 of 1,069
- CW98 postcode district: CreweCheshire East 2 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the CW area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the CW area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the CW area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Cheshire East6,111 postcodes
- Cheshire West and Chester3,506 postcodes
- Newcastle-under-Lyme189 postcodes
- Shropshire46 postcodes
- Staffordshire Moorlands10 postcodes
Near the CW area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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