CW1 4LR postcode in Crewe, Cheshire East

CW1 4LR is a postcode in Crewe, in the Crewe East ward of Cheshire East. It is in the Crewe and Nantwich parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2023.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CW1 4LR can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £195,000 Homes sold in CW1 4, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Nearest station Crewe 3.0 km in a straight line

Where CW1 4LR is, and what is near it

Map of CW1 4LR and what is near it Map of CW1 4LR: its centre point, with the 290 other postcodes in the CW1 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CW1 4DW: also in CW1 4CW1 4GB: also in CW1 4CW1 4GE: also in CW1 4CW1 4GF: also in CW1 4CW1 4GG: also in CW1 4CW1 4GH: also in CW1 4CW1 4GJ: also in CW1 4CW1 4GL: also in CW1 4CW1 4GN: also in CW1 4CW1 4GP: also in CW1 4CW1 4GQ: also in CW1 4CW1 4GR: also in CW1 4CW1 4GS: also in CW1 4CW1 4GT: also in CW1 4CW1 4HR: also in CW1 4CW1 4HS: also in CW1 4CW1 4JL: also in CW1 4CW1 4LJ: also in CW1 4CW1 4LL: also in CW1 4CW1 4LS: also in CW1 4CW1 4LT: also in CW1 4CW1 4LU: also in CW1 4CW1 4LW: also in CW1 4CW1 4LY: also in CW1 4CW1 4LZ: also in CW1 4CW1 4NA: also in CW1 4CW1 4NB: also in CW1 4CW1 4ND: also in CW1 4CW1 4NE: also in CW1 4CW1 4NF: also in CW1 4CW1 4NG: also in CW1 4CW1 4NH: also in CW1 4CW1 4NJ: also in CW1 4CW1 4NL: also in CW1 4CW1 4NN: also in CW1 4CW1 4NQ: also in CW1 4CW1 4NR: also in CW1 4CW1 4NS: also in CW1 4CW1 4NT: also in CW1 4CW1 4NU: also in CW1 4CW1 4NW: also in CW1 4CW1 4NX: also in CW1 4CW1 4NY: also in CW1 4CW1 4NZ: also in CW1 4CW1 4PS: also in CW1 4CW1 4PT: also in CW1 4CW1 4PU: also in CW1 4CW1 4QD: also in CW1 4CW1 4SF: also in CW1 4CW1 4SG: also in CW1 4CW1 4SH: also in CW1 4CW1 4SJ: also in CW1 4CW1 4SL: also in CW1 4CW1 4SN: also in CW1 4CW1 4SP: also in CW1 4CW1 4SQ: also in CW1 4CW1 4SR: also in CW1 4CW1 4SS: also in CW1 4CW1 4ST: also in CW1 4CW1 4SW: also in CW1 4CW1 4SX: also in CW1 4CW1 4UQ: also in CW1 4CW1 4UR: also in CW1 4CW1 4US: also in CW1 4CW1 4UT: also in CW1 4CW1 4UU: also in CW1 4CW1 4UZ: also in CW1 4 2 schools, 900 mGP 2.1 kmSandbach station 4.6 kmCrewe East CW1 4LR Map of CW1 4LR and what is near it Map of CW1 4LR: its centre point, with the 290 other postcodes in the CW1 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Crewe East CW1 4LR
  • CW1 4LR
  • Other postcodes in CW1 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.1163, longitude -2.4322)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CW1 4LR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CW1 4LR?

Every home and business at CW1 4LR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW1 4LR 100% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW1 4LR 100% Cheshire East 97%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CW1 4LR?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire East Council's days for CW1 4LR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CW1 4LR on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is CW1 4LR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CW1 4LR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cheshire East

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CW1 4LR: 5,069 properties in Cheshire East are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Cheshire East

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of CW1 4LR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near CW1 4LR?

Homes in CW1 4 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 143 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£205,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £292,750 40 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 63 sales
  • Terraced £150,000 37 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CW1 district: a typical £191,000 from 487 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CW1 4LR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CW1 4LR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near CW1 4LR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,460 homes in the neighbourhood around CW1 4LR. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (26%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CW1 4LR

Band D in Cheshire East for 2026‑27: £2,455. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,637 (band A) to £3,546 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,909.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 330 (23%)£1,637
Band Babout 700 (48%)£1,909
Band Cabout 220 (15%)£2,182
Band Dabout 160 (11%)£2,455
Band Eabout 40 (3%)£3,000
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,546
Band Gwithheld£4,091
Band Hfewer than 5£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 26% 2010 to 2019
  9. 26% 2020 or later

Averages for Cheshire East before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CW1 4LR is in (ONS area E01018479), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near CW1 4LR?

The nearest open schools to CW1 4LR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW1 4LR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CW1 4LR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW1 4LR is Crewe Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Crewe Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Sandbach Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Groby Farm, 189 m away.

More stations near CW1 4LR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CW1 4LR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW1 4LR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CW1 4LR?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CW1 4LR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • PoGo Charging point · 4 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CW1 4LR?

The nearest to the centre of CW1 4LR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to CW1 4LR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near CW1 4LR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW1 4LR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CW1 4LR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW1 4LR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CW1 4LR?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW1 4LR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is CW1 4LR in a conservation area?

The centre of CW1 4LR is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near CW1 4LR?

Police.uk records 106 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW1 4LR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences51 reports
Public order15 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Other theft7 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Other crime4 reports

Also: drugs 3, possession of weapons 3, burglary 2, shoplifting 2, vehicle crime 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CW1 4LR

Ward
Crewe East
Parish
Crewe
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Crewe
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2023

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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