CW1 5SQ postcode in Cheshire East, England

CW1 5SQ is a postcode in Cheshire East, in the Haslington ward. It is in the Crewe and Nantwich parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1995.

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 0% of homes and businesses at CW1 5SQ can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in CW1 5, last 12 months. ▲ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Sandbach 3.2 km in a straight line

Where CW1 5SQ is, and what is near it

Map of CW1 5SQ and what is near it Map of CW1 5SQ: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the CW1 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. CW1 5AA: also in CW1 5CW1 5AE: also in CW1 5CW1 5AQ: also in CW1 5CW1 5AR: also in CW1 5CW1 5AS: also in CW1 5CW1 5AT: also in CW1 5CW1 5AW: also in CW1 5CW1 5AX: also in CW1 5CW1 5AY: also in CW1 5CW1 5AZ: also in CW1 5CW1 5BB: also in CW1 5CW1 5BD: also in CW1 5CW1 5BE: also in CW1 5CW1 5BF: also in CW1 5CW1 5BG: also in CW1 5CW1 5BH: also in CW1 5CW1 5BJ: also in CW1 5CW1 5BN: also in CW1 5CW1 5BP: also in CW1 5CW1 5BS: also in CW1 5CW1 5BT: also in CW1 5CW1 5BU: also in CW1 5CW1 5BW: also in CW1 5CW1 5BX: also in CW1 5CW1 5BY: also in CW1 5CW1 5BZ: also in CW1 5CW1 5DP: also in CW1 5CW1 5FS: also in CW1 5CW1 5FT: also in CW1 5CW1 5HF: also in CW1 5CW1 5HR: also in CW1 5CW1 5LG: also in CW1 5CW1 5LQ: also in CW1 5CW1 5LR: also in CW1 5CW1 5LX: also in CW1 5CW1 5LY: also in CW1 5CW1 5LZ: also in CW1 5CW1 5NA: also in CW1 5CW1 5NB: also in CW1 5CW1 5ND: also in CW1 5CW1 5NE: also in CW1 5CW1 5NF: also in CW1 5CW1 5NG: also in CW1 5CW1 5NH: also in CW1 5CW1 5NJ: also in CW1 5CW1 5NL: also in CW1 5CW1 5QP: also in CW1 5CW1 5QW: also in CW1 5CW1 5RJ: also in CW1 5CW1 5RL: also in CW1 5CW1 5RN: also in CW1 5CW1 5RP: also in CW1 5CW1 5RR: also in CW1 5CW1 5RS: also in CW1 5CW1 5RT: also in CW1 5CW1 5RU: also in CW1 5CW1 5RY: also in CW1 5CW1 5RZ: also in CW1 5CW1 5SA: also in CW1 5CW1 5SB: also in CW1 5CW1 5SD: also in CW1 5CW1 5SE: also in CW1 5CW1 5SF: also in CW1 5CW1 5SG: also in CW1 5CW1 5SH: also in CW1 5CW1 5SW: also in CW1 5CW1 5TN: also in CW1 5CW1 5TP: also in CW1 5CW1 5TR: also in CW1 5CW1 5TX: also in CW1 5CW1 5TZ: also in CW1 5CW1 5UA: also in CW1 5CW1 5UB: also in CW1 5CW1 5UD: also in CW1 5CW1 5UG: also in CW1 5CW1 5UL: also in CW1 5CW1 5WE: also in CW1 5CW1 5YE: also in CW1 5CW1 5YF: also in CW1 5CW1 5YG: also in CW1 5CW1 5YQ: also in CW1 5 Oakfield Lodge School 2.6 kmSandbach station 3.2 km2 places, 3.2–4.2 kmGP 3.4 kmWheelock CW1 5SQ Map of CW1 5SQ and what is near it Map of CW1 5SQ: its centre point, with the 273 other postcodes in the CW1 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 2.4 kmSchool 2.8 kmSandbach station 3.2 kmHaslington CW1 5SQ
  • CW1 5SQ
  • Other postcodes in CW1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.1220, longitude -2.4011)

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 5SQ?

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 5SQ?

20% of the homes and businesses at CW1 5SQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW1 5SQ 0% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW1 5SQ 20% 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 5SQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire East Council's days for CW1 5SQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CW1 5SQ 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 5SQ 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 5SQ.

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 5SQ: 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 5SQ 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 5SQ?

Homes in CW1 5 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 156 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£242,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £365,000 67 sales
  • Semi-detached £210,000 80 sales
  • Terraced £240,000 6 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 5SQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CW1 5SQ 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

Food hygiene ratings at CW1 5SQ

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CW1 5SQ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CW1 5SQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around CW1 5SQ. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 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 5SQ

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 £4,091 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,182.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (10%)£1,637
Band Babout 160 (20%)£1,909
Band Cabout 220 (28%)£2,182
Band Dabout 150 (19%)£2,455
Band Eabout 100 (13%)£3,000
Band Fabout 60 (8%)£3,546
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,091
Band Hwithheld£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 26% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 5SQ is in (ONS area E01018469), 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 5SQ?

The nearest open schools to CW1 5SQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW1 5SQ, 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 5SQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW1 5SQ is Sandbach Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandbach Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Crewe Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near CW1 5SQ, 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 5SQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW1 5SQ, 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 5SQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CW1 5SQ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 5SQ?

The nearest to the centre of CW1 5SQ, 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 5SQ?

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 5SQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW1 5SQ, 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 5SQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW1 5SQ, 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 5SQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW1 5SQ 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 5SQ in a conservation area?

The centre of CW1 5SQ 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 5SQ?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW1 5SQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report

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 5SQ

Ward
Haslington
Parish
Haslington
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1995

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CW11 3QX270 mCW11 4TJ690 mCW1 5SH1.1 kmCW1 5SG1.4 kmCW1 5SF1.4 kmCW11 3DL1.4 km
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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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