CW1 6DS postcode in Crewe, Cheshire East

CW1 6DS 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 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 100% of homes and businesses at CW1 6DS can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £172,500 Homes sold in CW1 6, last 12 months. ▲ 7.8% on the year before Nearest station Crewe 300 m in a straight line

Where CW1 6DS is, and what is near it

Map of CW1 6DS and what is near it Map of CW1 6DS: its centre point, with the 107 other postcodes in the CW1 6 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CW1 6AA: also in CW1 6CW1 6AE: also in CW1 6CW1 6AG: also in CW1 6CW1 6AL: also in CW1 6CW1 6AP: also in CW1 6CW1 6AR: also in CW1 6CW1 6AY: also in CW1 6CW1 6BA: also in CW1 6CW1 6BB: also in CW1 6CW1 6BD: also in CW1 6CW1 6BE: also in CW1 6CW1 6BF: also in CW1 6CW1 6BG: also in CW1 6CW1 6BW: also in CW1 6CW1 6BZ: also in CW1 6CW1 6DD: also in CW1 6CW1 6DF: also in CW1 6CW1 6DG: also in CW1 6CW1 6DL: also in CW1 6CW1 6DN: also in CW1 6CW1 6DP: also in CW1 6CW1 6DR: also in CW1 6CW1 6DT: also in CW1 6CW1 6DX: also in CW1 6CW1 6DY: also in CW1 6CW1 6DZ: also in CW1 6CW1 6EA: also in CW1 6CW1 6EB: also in CW1 6CW1 6ED: also in CW1 6CW1 6EF: also in CW1 6CW1 6EG: also in CW1 6CW1 6EH: also in CW1 6CW1 6EJ: also in CW1 6CW1 6EP: also in CW1 6CW1 6ER: also in CW1 6CW1 6ES: also in CW1 6CW1 6ET: also in CW1 6CW1 6EU: also in CW1 6CW1 6EX: also in CW1 6CW1 6FA: also in CW1 6CW1 6FB: also in CW1 6CW1 6FF: also in CW1 6CW1 6FL: also in CW1 6CW1 6FN: also in CW1 6CW1 6FU: also in CW1 6CW1 6FW: also in CW1 6CW1 6FX: also in CW1 6CW1 6GJ: also in CW1 6CW1 6GL: also in CW1 6CW1 6GU: also in CW1 6CW1 6GW: also in CW1 6CW1 6GY: also in CW1 6CW1 6GZ: also in CW1 6CW1 6HA: also in CW1 6CW1 6HD: also in CW1 6CW1 6HE: also in CW1 6CW1 6HF: also in CW1 6CW1 6HG: also in CW1 6CW1 6HH: also in CW1 6CW1 6HJ: also in CW1 6CW1 6HL: also in CW1 6CW1 6HN: also in CW1 6CW1 6HP: also in CW1 6CW1 6HQ: also in CW1 6CW1 6HR: also in CW1 6CW1 6HS: also in CW1 6CW1 6HT: also in CW1 6CW1 6HU: also in CW1 6CW1 6HW: also in CW1 6CW1 6HX: also in CW1 6CW1 6HY: also in CW1 6CW1 6HZ: also in CW1 6CW1 6JS: also in CW1 6CW1 6JT: also in CW1 6CW1 6LD: also in CW1 6CW1 6NG: also in CW1 6CW1 6RT: also in CW1 6CW1 6TT: also in CW1 6CW1 6UN: also in CW1 6CW1 6XB: also in CW1 6CW1 6XH: also in CW1 6CW1 6XL: also in CW1 6CW1 6XQ: also in CW1 6CW1 6XS: also in CW1 6CW1 6XU: also in CW1 6CW1 6XZ: also in CW1 6CW1 6YA: also in CW1 6CW1 6YG: also in CW1 6CW1 6YT: also in CW1 6CW1 6YU: also in CW1 6CW1 6YY: also in CW1 6CW1 6ZD: also in CW1 6CW1 6ZF: also in CW1 6CW1 6ZG: also in CW1 6CW1 6ZQ: also in CW1 6 2 GP practices, 1.9 kmNantwich station 6.7 kmCrewe CW1 6DS Map of CW1 6DS and what is near it Map of CW1 6DS: its centre point, with the 107 other postcodes in the CW1 6 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Crewe East CW1 6DS
  • CW1 6DS
  • Other postcodes in CW1 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.0910, longitude -2.4289)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CW1 6DS?

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 6DS?

Every home and business at CW1 6DS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW1 6DS 100% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW1 6DS 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 6DS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire East Council's days for CW1 6DS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CW1 6DS 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 6DS 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 6DS.

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 6DS: 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 6DS 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 6DS?

Homes in CW1 6 sold for a typical £172,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 15 sales, up 7.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£172,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£160,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £160,000 11 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price

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 6DS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CW1 6DS 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 6DS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 800 homes in the neighbourhood around CW1 6DS. Over half of them (55%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (38%). 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 6DS

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 £2,455 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,909.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 230 (29%)£1,637
Band Babout 440 (55%)£1,909
Band Cabout 120 (15%)£2,182
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,455
Band Ewithheld£3,000
Band Fwithheld£3,546
Band Gfewer than 5£4,091
Band Hfewer than 5£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 38% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 6DS is in (ONS area E01018501), 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 6DS?

The nearest open schools to CW1 6DS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW1 6DS, 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 6DS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW1 6DS is Crewe Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Crewe Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Nantwich Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fire Station, 39 m away.

More stations near CW1 6DS, 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 6DS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW1 6DS, 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 6DS?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CW1 6DS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • PoGo Charging point · 4 chargers 1.3 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 6DS?

The nearest to the centre of CW1 6DS, 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 6DS?

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 6DS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW1 6DS, 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 6DS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW1 6DS, 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 6DS?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW1 6DS 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 6DS in a conservation area?

The centre of CW1 6DS 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 6DS?

Police.uk records 322 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW1 6DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences129 reports
Public order40 reports
Anti-social behaviour30 reports
Other theft24 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Drugs23 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 19, other crime 9, vehicle crime 6, burglary 5, possession of weapons 5, robbery 4, bicycle theft 3, theft from the person 2.

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 6DS

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
December 1995

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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CW1 6DX60 mCW1 6DT140 mCW1 6DR150 mCW1 6ED160 mCW1 6BA180 mCW1 6YG180 m
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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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