CW2 5RX postcode in Crewe, Cheshire East

CW2 5RX is a postcode in Crewe, in the Shavington 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 April 2020. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 CW2 5RX 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 2.0 km in a straight line

Where CW2 5RX is, and what is near it

Map of CW2 5RX and what is near it Map of CW2 5RX: 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 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CW2 5AA: also in CW2 5CW2 5AB: also in CW2 5CW2 5AD: also in CW2 5CW2 5AE: also in CW2 5CW2 5AF: also in CW2 5CW2 5AG: also in CW2 5CW2 5AH: also in CW2 5CW2 5AJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5AL: also in CW2 5CW2 5AN: also in CW2 5CW2 5AP: also in CW2 5CW2 5AQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5AR: also in CW2 5CW2 5AS: also in CW2 5CW2 5AT: also in CW2 5CW2 5AU: also in CW2 5CW2 5AW: 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 5DB: also in CW2 5CW2 5DD: also in CW2 5CW2 5DE: 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 5EE: also in CW2 5CW2 5EF: 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 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 5HA: also in CW2 5CW2 5HB: also in CW2 5CW2 5HD: also in CW2 5CW2 5HG: also in CW2 5CW2 5HH: also in CW2 5CW2 5HL: also in CW2 5CW2 5HZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5JA: also in CW2 5CW2 5JB: also in CW2 5CW2 5JD: also in CW2 5CW2 5LL: also in CW2 5CW2 5LP: also in CW2 5CW2 5LR: also in CW2 5CW2 5LT: also in CW2 5CW2 5LU: also in CW2 5CW2 5LW: also in CW2 5CW2 5LX: also in CW2 5CW2 5NH: also in CW2 5CW2 5NJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5NL: also in CW2 5CW2 5NW: also in CW2 5CW2 5QR: also in CW2 5CW2 5SF: also in CW2 5CW2 5SS: also in CW2 5CW2 5ST: also in CW2 5CW2 5SU: also in CW2 5CW2 5SW: also in CW2 5CW2 5SX: also in CW2 5CW2 5SY: also in CW2 5CW2 5SZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5TA: also in CW2 5CW2 5TB: also in CW2 5CW2 5TE: also in CW2 5CW2 5TP: also in CW2 5CW2 5TQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5TS: also in CW2 5CW2 5TZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5UA: also in CW2 5CW2 5UB: also in CW2 5CW2 5UD: also in CW2 5CW2 5UE: also in CW2 5CW2 5UF: also in CW2 5CW2 5UG: also in CW2 5CW2 5UH: also in CW2 5CW2 5UJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5UL: also in CW2 5CW2 5UN: also in CW2 5CW2 5UP: also in CW2 5CW2 5UQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5UR: also in CW2 5CW2 5US: also in CW2 5CW2 5UT: also in CW2 5CW2 5UU: also in CW2 5CW2 5UW: also in CW2 5CW2 5UX: also in CW2 5CW2 5UZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5WE: also in CW2 5CW2 5WF: also in CW2 5CW2 5WG: also in CW2 5CW2 5XD: also in CW2 5CW2 5XE: also in CW2 5CW2 5XF: also in CW2 5CW2 5XJ: also in CW2 5CW2 5XL: also in CW2 5CW2 5XQ: also in CW2 5CW2 5XR: also in CW2 5CW2 5XZ: also in CW2 5CW2 5YB: also in CW2 5CW2 5YD: also in CW2 5CW2 5YE: also in CW2 5CW2 5YF: also in CW2 5CW2 5YS: also in CW2 5CW2 5YT: also in CW2 5CW2 5YU: also in CW2 5CW2 5YW: also in CW2 5CW2 5YX: also in CW2 5 Shavington Academy 1.8 kmCrewe station 2.0 kmNantwich station 5.9 kmShavington CW2 5RX Map of CW2 5RX and what is near it Map of CW2 5RX: 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 1 bus stop. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.0–2.9 kmShavington CW2 5RX
  • CW2 5RX
  • Other postcodes in CW2 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.0715, longitude -2.4318)

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 5RX?

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 5RX?

Every home and business at CW2 5RX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW2 5RX 0% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW2 5RX 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 5RX?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CW2 5RX.

Check the bin days for CW2 5RX 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 CW2 5RX 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 5RX.

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 5RX: 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 5RX 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 5RX?

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 5RX

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CW2 5RX 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 CW2 5RX

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CW2 5RX. 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 CW2 5RX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,480 homes in the neighbourhood around CW2 5RX. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (31%). 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 5RX

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 40 (3%)£1,637
Band Babout 350 (24%)£1,909
Band Cabout 570 (39%)£2,182
Band Dabout 260 (18%)£2,455
Band Eabout 190 (13%)£3,000
Band Fabout 50 (3%)£3,546
Band Gabout 20 (1%)£4,091
Band Hwithheld£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 29% 2010 to 2019
  9. 31% 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 5RX is in (ONS area E01018494), 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 CW2 5RX?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW2 5RX is Crewe Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Crewe Rail Station Railway station 2.0 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.

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Farm Close, 400 m away.

More stations near CW2 5RX, 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 5RX?

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

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CW2 5RX, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 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 CW2 5RX?

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

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 5RX?

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

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

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

The centre of CW2 5RX 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 5RX?

Police.uk records 45 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW2 5RX in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences29 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Drugs3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 1, other theft 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 5RX

Ward
Shavington
Parish
Shavington cum Gresty
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Crewe
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2020

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

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CW2 5UZ260 mCW2 5TZ280 mCW2 5UE330 mCW2 5UB350 mCW2 5UF370 mCW2 5UA390 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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