CW2 5JQ postcode in Hough, Cheshire East

CW2 5JQ is a postcode in Hough, in the Wybunbury ward of Cheshire East. It is in the Chester South and Eddisbury parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 20% of homes and businesses at CW2 5JQ can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in CW2 5, last 12 months. ▼ 3.5% on the year before Nearest station Crewe 4.0 km in a straight line

Where CW2 5JQ is, and what is near it

Map of CW2 5JQ and what is near it Map of CW2 5JQ: its centre point, with the 341 other postcodes in the CW2 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CW2 5AJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5AL: also in CW2 5CW2 5AN: also in CW2 5CW2 5AP: also in CW2 5CW2 5AT: also in CW2 5CW2 5AU: also in CW2 5CW2 5AX: also in CW2 5CW2 5AY: also in CW2 5CW2 5AZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5BA: also in CW2 5CW2 5BB: also in CW2 5CW2 5BD: also in CW2 5CW2 5BE: also in CW2 5CW2 5BJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5BL: also in CW2 5CW2 5BN: also in CW2 5CW2 5BP: also in CW2 5CW2 5BS: also in CW2 5CW2 5BT: also in CW2 5CW2 5BU: also in CW2 5CW2 5BW: also in CW2 5CW2 5BX: also in CW2 5CW2 5BY: also in CW2 5CW2 5BZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5DA: also in CW2 5CW2 5DE: also in CW2 5CW2 5DG: also in CW2 5CW2 5DL: also in CW2 5CW2 5DN: also in CW2 5CW2 5DP: also in CW2 5CW2 5DQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5DR: also in CW2 5CW2 5DS: also in CW2 5CW2 5DT: also in CW2 5CW2 5DU: also in CW2 5CW2 5DW: also in CW2 5CW2 5DX: also in CW2 5CW2 5DY: also in CW2 5CW2 5DZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5EA: also in CW2 5CW2 5EB: also in CW2 5CW2 5ED: also in CW2 5CW2 5EE: also in CW2 5CW2 5EF: also in CW2 5CW2 5EG: also in CW2 5CW2 5EH: also in CW2 5CW2 5EJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5EL: also in CW2 5CW2 5EN: also in CW2 5CW2 5EP: also in CW2 5CW2 5EQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5ER: also in CW2 5CW2 5ES: also in CW2 5CW2 5ET: also in CW2 5CW2 5EU: also in CW2 5CW2 5EW: also in CW2 5CW2 5EX: also in CW2 5CW2 5EY: also in CW2 5CW2 5EZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5FA: also in CW2 5CW2 5FB: also in CW2 5CW2 5FD: also in CW2 5CW2 5FN: also in CW2 5CW2 5FQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5FR: also in CW2 5CW2 5FS: also in CW2 5CW2 5FT: also in CW2 5CW2 5GA: also in CW2 5CW2 5GB: also in CW2 5CW2 5GD: also in CW2 5CW2 5GE: also in CW2 5CW2 5GF: also in CW2 5CW2 5GG: also in CW2 5CW2 5GY: also in CW2 5CW2 5GZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5HA: also in CW2 5CW2 5HB: also in CW2 5CW2 5HD: also in CW2 5CW2 5HE: also in CW2 5CW2 5HF: also in CW2 5CW2 5HG: also in CW2 5CW2 5HH: also in CW2 5CW2 5HJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5HL: also in CW2 5CW2 5HN: also in CW2 5CW2 5HP: also in CW2 5CW2 5HQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5HR: also in CW2 5CW2 5HS: also in CW2 5CW2 5HT: also in CW2 5CW2 5HU: also in CW2 5CW2 5HW: also in CW2 5CW2 5HX: also in CW2 5CW2 5HY: also in CW2 5CW2 5HZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5JA: also in CW2 5CW2 5JB: also in CW2 5CW2 5JD: also in CW2 5CW2 5JE: also in CW2 5CW2 5JF: also in CW2 5CW2 5JG: also in CW2 5CW2 5JH: also in CW2 5CW2 5JJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5JL: also in CW2 5CW2 5JN: also in CW2 5CW2 5JP: also in CW2 5CW2 5JR: also in CW2 5CW2 5JS: also in CW2 5CW2 5JT: also in CW2 5CW2 5JU: also in CW2 5CW2 5JW: also in CW2 5CW2 5JX: also in CW2 5CW2 5JY: also in CW2 5CW2 5JZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5LA: also in CW2 5CW2 5LB: also in CW2 5CW2 5LN: also in CW2 5CW2 5LP: also in CW2 5CW2 5LR: also in CW2 5CW2 5LS: also in CW2 5CW2 5LT: also in CW2 5CW2 5LU: also in CW2 5CW2 5LW: also in CW2 5CW2 5LX: also in CW2 5CW2 5LZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5NE: also in CW2 5CW2 5NF: also in CW2 5CW2 5NG: also in CW2 5CW2 5NH: also in CW2 5CW2 5NJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5NQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5NS: also in CW2 5CW2 5NW: also in CW2 5CW2 5PP: also in CW2 5CW2 5PW: also in CW2 5CW2 5QT: also in CW2 5CW2 5QU: also in CW2 5CW2 5QX: also in CW2 5CW2 5QY: also in CW2 5CW2 5QZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5RA: also in CW2 5CW2 5RB: also in CW2 5CW2 5RD: also in CW2 5CW2 5RE: also in CW2 5CW2 5RF: also in CW2 5CW2 5RG: also in CW2 5CW2 5RH: also in CW2 5CW2 5RJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5RL: also in CW2 5CW2 5RN: also in CW2 5CW2 5RP: also in CW2 5CW2 5RQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5RS: also in CW2 5CW2 5SW: also in CW2 5CW2 5SY: also in CW2 5CW2 5SZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5TF: also in CW2 5CW2 5TG: also in CW2 5CW2 5TH: also in CW2 5CW2 5TJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5TN: also in CW2 5CW2 5TR: also in CW2 5CW2 5TS: also in CW2 5CW2 5TT: also in CW2 5CW2 5TU: also in CW2 5CW2 5TW: also in CW2 5CW2 5TX: also in CW2 5CW2 5TY: also in CW2 5CW2 5XG: also in CW2 5CW2 5XH: also in CW2 5CW2 5XJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5XL: also in CW2 5CW2 5XQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5XR: also in CW2 5CW2 5XS: also in CW2 5CW2 5XT: also in CW2 5CW2 5XU: also in CW2 5CW2 5XW: also in CW2 5CW2 5XX: also in CW2 5CW2 5XY: also in CW2 5CW2 5ZG: also in CW2 5 2 places, 4.0–4.9 kmNantwich station 5.9 kmShavington CW2 5JQ Map of CW2 5JQ and what is near it Map of CW2 5JQ: its centre point, with the 341 other postcodes in the CW2 5 sector, 4 schools (2 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 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 4.0–4.9 kmNantwich station 5.9 kmShavington CW2 5JQ
  • CW2 5JQ
  • Other postcodes in CW2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 53.0536, longitude -2.4326)

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 CW2 5JQ?

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 CW2 5JQ?

Every home and business at CW2 5JQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 20% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW2 5JQ 20% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW2 5JQ 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 CW2 5JQ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire East Council's days for CW2 5JQ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 CW2 5JQ 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 CW2 5JQ.

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 CW2 5JQ: 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 CW2 5JQ 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 CW2 5JQ?

Homes in CW2 5 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 161 sales, down 3.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£284,998 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 82 sales
  • Semi-detached £231,000 62 sales
  • Terraced £205,000 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole CW2 district: a typical £232,000 from 506 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 CW2 5JQ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CW2 5JQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 CW2 5JQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around CW2 5JQ. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (22%). 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 CW2 5JQ

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 D, the most common, is £2,455.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,637
Band Babout 120 (15%)£1,909
Band Cabout 150 (18%)£2,182
Band Dabout 250 (30%)£2,455
Band Eabout 170 (21%)£3,000
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,546
Band Gabout 50 (6%)£4,091
Band Hwithheld£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 16% 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 CW2 5JQ is in (ONS area E01018516), rounded by the VOA.

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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 CW2 5JQ?

The nearest open schools to CW2 5JQ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW2 5JQ, 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 CW2 5JQ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW2 5JQ is Crewe Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Crewe Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Nantwich Rail Station Railway station 5.9 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woolston Drive, 14 m away.

More stations near CW2 5JQ, 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 CW2 5JQ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW2 5JQ, 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 CW2 5JQ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CW2 5JQ 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.

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

Which dentists are near CW2 5JQ?

The nearest to the centre of CW2 5JQ, 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 CW2 5JQ?

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 CW2 5JQ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW2 5JQ, 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 CW2 5JQ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW2 5JQ, 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 CW2 5JQ?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW2 5JQ 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 CW2 5JQ in a conservation area?

The centre of CW2 5JQ 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 CW2 5JQ?

Police.uk records 15 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW2 5JQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other crime2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Also: burglary 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 CW2 5JQ

Ward
Wybunbury
Parish
Hough and Chorlton
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Hough
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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CW2 5JX90 mCW2 5JZ110 mCW2 5DG160 mCW2 5JH170 mCW2 5RB190 mCW2 5RF190 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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