CW5 6GU postcode in Cheshire East, England

CW5 6GU 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 September 2017.

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 6GU 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 2.9 km in a straight line

Where CW5 6GU is, and what is near it

Map of CW5 6GU and what is near it Map of CW5 6GU: its centre point, with the 268 other postcodes in the CW5 6 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. CW5 6AB: also in CW5 6CW5 6AD: also in CW5 6CW5 6AE: also in CW5 6CW5 6AG: also in CW5 6CW5 6AH: also in CW5 6CW5 6AJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6AL: also in CW5 6CW5 6AW: also in CW5 6CW5 6DE: also in CW5 6CW5 6DF: also in CW5 6CW5 6DG: also in CW5 6CW5 6DH: 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 6DW: also in CW5 6CW5 6EL: also in CW5 6CW5 6EN: also in CW5 6CW5 6EP: also in CW5 6CW5 6EQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6ER: also in CW5 6CW5 6ES: also in CW5 6CW5 6ET: also in CW5 6CW5 6EU: also in CW5 6CW5 6EX: also in CW5 6CW5 6EY: also in CW5 6CW5 6EZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6GD: also in CW5 6CW5 6GR: also in CW5 6CW5 6GS: also in CW5 6CW5 6GW: also in CW5 6CW5 6GX: also in CW5 6CW5 6HA: also in CW5 6CW5 6HB: also in CW5 6CW5 6HD: also in CW5 6CW5 6HE: also in CW5 6CW5 6HF: also in CW5 6CW5 6HG: also in CW5 6CW5 6HH: also in CW5 6CW5 6HJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6HL: also in CW5 6CW5 6HN: also in CW5 6CW5 6HP: also in CW5 6CW5 6HQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6HR: also in CW5 6CW5 6HS: also in CW5 6CW5 6HW: also in CW5 6CW5 6JJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6JL: also in CW5 6CW5 6JQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6JU: also in CW5 6CW5 6JY: also in CW5 6CW5 6JZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6LA: also in CW5 6CW5 6LB: also in CW5 6CW5 6LD: also in CW5 6CW5 6LE: also in CW5 6CW5 6LH: also in CW5 6CW5 6NA: also in CW5 6CW5 6ND: also in CW5 6CW5 6NG: also in CW5 6CW5 6NJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6NL: also in CW5 6CW5 6NN: also in CW5 6CW5 6NP: also in CW5 6CW5 6NR: also in CW5 6CW5 6NS: also in CW5 6CW5 6NT: also in CW5 6CW5 6NU: also in CW5 6CW5 6NW: also in CW5 6CW5 6NX: also in CW5 6CW5 6NY: also in CW5 6CW5 6PB: also in CW5 6CW5 6PD: also in CW5 6CW5 6PE: also in CW5 6CW5 6PF: also in CW5 6CW5 6PG: also in CW5 6CW5 6PH: also in CW5 6CW5 6PQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6QA: also in CW5 6CW5 6QD: also in CW5 6CW5 6QE: also in CW5 6CW5 6QJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6QL: also in CW5 6CW5 6QN: also in CW5 6CW5 6QP: also in CW5 6CW5 6QQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6QS: also in CW5 6CW5 6QT: also in CW5 6CW5 6QU: also in CW5 6CW5 6QW: also in CW5 6CW5 6QX: also in CW5 6CW5 6QY: also in CW5 6CW5 6RA: also in CW5 6CW5 6RG: also in CW5 6CW5 6RH: also in CW5 6CW5 6RJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6RP: also in CW5 6CW5 6RR: also in CW5 6CW5 6RT: also in CW5 6CW5 6RU: also in CW5 6CW5 6SA: also in CW5 6CW5 6SB: also in CW5 6CW5 6SQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6SR: also in CW5 6CW5 6SS: also in CW5 6CW5 6ST: also in CW5 6CW5 6SU: also in CW5 6CW5 6SX: also in CW5 6CW5 6SY: also in CW5 6CW5 6XF: also in CW5 6CW5 6XG: also in CW5 6CW5 6XH: also in CW5 6CW5 6XJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6XL: also in CW5 6CW5 6XN: also in CW5 6CW5 6XP: also in CW5 6CW5 6XQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6XR: also in CW5 6CW5 6XS: also in CW5 6CW5 6XT: also in CW5 6CW5 6XU: also in CW5 6CW5 6XW: also in CW5 6CW5 6XX: also in CW5 6CW5 6XY: also in CW5 6CW5 6XZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6YA: also in CW5 6CW5 6YB: also in CW5 6CW5 6YD: also in CW5 6CW5 6YE: also in CW5 6CW5 6YF: also in CW5 6CW5 6YG: also in CW5 6CW5 6YH: also in CW5 6CW5 6YJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6YL: also in CW5 6CW5 6YN: also in CW5 6CW5 6YP: also in CW5 6CW5 6YQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6YR: also in CW5 6CW5 6YS: also in CW5 6CW5 6YT: also in CW5 6CW5 6YU: also in CW5 6CW5 6YW: also in CW5 6CW5 6YX: also in CW5 6CW5 6YY: also in CW5 6CW5 6YZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6ZA: also in CW5 6CW5 6ZB: also in CW5 6CW5 6ZD: also in CW5 6CW5 6ZE: also in CW5 6CW5 6ZF: also in CW5 6CW5 6ZG: also in CW5 6 School 2.6 kmCrewe station 5.6 kmBunbury CW5 6GU Map of CW5 6GU and what is near it Map of CW5 6GU: 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 500 m. The Axis Academy 2.6 kmBunbury CW5 6GU
  • CW5 6GU
  • 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 53.0898, longitude -2.5165)

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 6GU?

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 6GU?

None of the homes and businesses at CW5 6GU 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 6GU 0% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW5 6GU 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 6GU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire East Council's days for CW5 6GU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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

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 6GU: 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 6GU 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 6GU?

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 6GU

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around CW5 6GU. 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 6GU

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 6GU 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 6GU?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW5 6GU is Nantwich Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Nantwich Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Crewe Rail Station Railway station 5.6 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 6GU, 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 6GU?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CW5 6GU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 kmCycle
  • Engenie Charging point · 3 chargers 2.8 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.

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

Which dentists are near CW5 6GU?

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

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 6GU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CW5 6GU, 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 CW5 6GU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CW5 6GU, 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 CW5 6GU?

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

The centre of CW5 6GU 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 6GU?

Police.uk records 13 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW5 6GU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Shoplifting3 reports
Burglary2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Public order1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: other theft 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 CW5 6GU

Ward
Bunbury
Parish
Worleston
Region
North West
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2017

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.

CW5 6DH50 mCW5 6DJ810 mCW5 6AW970 mCW5 6DF970 mCW5 6PG980 mCW5 6PD1.0 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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