CW5 6DD postcode in Cheshire East, England

CW5 6DD is a postcode in Cheshire East, in the Bunbury ward. It is in the Chester South and Eddisbury parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. 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 CW5 6DD can get it Across Cheshire East: 84% Typical price £335,000 Homes sold in CW5 6, last 12 months. ▲ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Nantwich 6.0 km in a straight line

Where CW5 6DD is, and what is near it

Map of CW5 6DD and what is near it Map of CW5 6DD: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CW5 6 sector, 4 schools (2 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. CW5 6AL: also in CW5 6CW5 6AP: also in CW5 6CW5 6AR: also in CW5 6CW5 6AS: also in CW5 6CW5 6AU: also in CW5 6CW5 6AY: also in CW5 6CW5 6AZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6BA: also in CW5 6CW5 6BB: also in CW5 6CW5 6BE: also in CW5 6CW5 6BG: also in CW5 6CW5 6BH: also in CW5 6CW5 6BL: also in CW5 6CW5 6BQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6BS: also in CW5 6CW5 6BT: also in CW5 6CW5 6DA: also in CW5 6CW5 6DJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6DL: also in CW5 6CW5 6DN: also in CW5 6CW5 6DP: also in CW5 6CW5 6DQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6DR: also in CW5 6CW5 6DS: also in CW5 6CW5 6DT: also in CW5 6CW5 6DU: also in CW5 6CW5 6DW: also in CW5 6CW5 6DX: also in CW5 6CW5 6GY: also in CW5 6CW5 6LH: also in CW5 6CW5 6NZ: also in CW5 6 2 places, 5.0–8.1 kmSchool 5.1 kmBunbury CW5 6DD Map of CW5 6DD and what is near it Map of CW5 6DD: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CW5 6 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 3.1 km2 places, 5.1–6.0 kmBunbury CW5 6DD
  • CW5 6DD
  • Other postcodes in CW5 6: 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 53.1147, longitude -2.5470)

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 CW5 6DD?

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 CW5 6DD?

None of the homes and businesses at CW5 6DD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW5 6DD 0% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW5 6DD 0% Cheshire East 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 CW5 6DD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CW5 6DD.

Check the bin days for CW5 6DD 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 CW5 6DD 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 CW5 6DD.

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 CW5 6DD: 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 CW5 6DD 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 CW5 6DD?

Homes in CW5 6 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 173 sales, up 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£335,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£320,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £451,000 79 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £227,500 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £150,000 19 sales

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

Across the whole CW5 district: a typical £303,300 from 514 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 CW5 6DD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CW5 6DD 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 CW5 6DD

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at CW5 6DD. 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 CW5 6DD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around CW5 6DD. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). 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 CW5 6DD

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 £4,910 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,091.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (18%)£1,637
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,909
Band Cabout 80 (12%)£2,182
Band Dabout 60 (9%)£2,455
Band Eabout 100 (15%)£3,000
Band Fabout 130 (19%)£3,546
Band Gabout 140 (21%)£4,091
Band Habout 20 (3%)£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 24% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 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 CW5 6DD is in (ONS area E01034675), 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 CW5 6DD?

The nearest open schools to CW5 6DD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CW5 6DD, 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 CW5 6DD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW5 6DD is Nantwich Rail Station, 6.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Nantwich Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive
  • Crewe Rail Station Railway station 8.1 kmDrive

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 CW5 6DD, 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 CW5 6DD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CW5 6DD, 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 CW5 6DD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CW5 6DD 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 CW5 6DD?

The nearest to the centre of CW5 6DD, 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 CW5 6DD?

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 CW5 6DD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW5 6DD, 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 vets are near CW5 6DD?

The nearest vets to the centre of CW5 6DD 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 CW5 6DD in a conservation area?

The centre of CW5 6DD 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 CW5 6DD?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of CW5 6DD in the latest month it has published.

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 CW5 6DD

Ward
Bunbury
Parish
Cholmondeston
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from 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

Around CW5 6DD

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Nearby postcodes

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

CW5 6DA20 mCW5 6AP120 mCW7 4DR760 mCW5 6AR1.0 kmCW5 6LH1.1 kmCW5 6NZ1.3 km
All of CW5

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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