CW5 6RQ postcode in Willaston, Cheshire East, Cheshire East

CW5 6RQ is a postcode in Willaston, Cheshire East, in the Willaston and Rope 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 2000.

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 CW5 6RQ 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 2.6 km in a straight line

Where CW5 6RQ is, and what is near it

Map of CW5 6RQ and what is near it Map of CW5 6RQ: 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), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A500A51 CW5 6EN: also in CW5 6CW5 6EQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6EU: also in CW5 6CW5 6EX: also in CW5 6CW5 6EY: also in CW5 6CW5 6EZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6GE: also in CW5 6CW5 6GF: also in CW5 6CW5 6GG: also in CW5 6CW5 6GH: also in CW5 6CW5 6GQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6GS: also in CW5 6CW5 6GX: also in CW5 6CW5 6GZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6HA: also in CW5 6CW5 6HW: also in CW5 6CW5 6JE: also in CW5 6CW5 6JF: also in CW5 6CW5 6JG: also in CW5 6CW5 6JL: also in CW5 6CW5 6JN: also in CW5 6CW5 6JP: also in CW5 6CW5 6JQ: also in CW5 6CW5 6JS: also in CW5 6CW5 6JT: 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 6LG: also in CW5 6CW5 6LL: also in CW5 6CW5 6LN: also in CW5 6CW5 6LP: also in CW5 6CW5 6LR: also in CW5 6CW5 6LS: also in CW5 6CW5 6LT: also in CW5 6CW5 6LW: also in CW5 6CW5 6LZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6NA: also in CW5 6CW5 6NB: also in CW5 6CW5 6ND: also in CW5 6CW5 6NE: also in CW5 6CW5 6NF: also in CW5 6CW5 6NG: also in CW5 6CW5 6NH: 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 6NW: also in CW5 6CW5 6NX: also in CW5 6CW5 6NY: also in CW5 6CW5 6PL: also in CW5 6CW5 6PN: also in CW5 6CW5 6PP: also in CW5 6CW5 6PR: also in CW5 6CW5 6PS: also in CW5 6CW5 6PT: also in CW5 6CW5 6PU: also in CW5 6CW5 6PW: also in CW5 6CW5 6PX: also in CW5 6CW5 6PY: also in CW5 6CW5 6PZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6QA: also in CW5 6CW5 6QD: also in CW5 6CW5 6QE: also in CW5 6CW5 6QF: also in CW5 6CW5 6QG: 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 6QR: 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 6QZ: also in CW5 6CW5 6RA: also in CW5 6CW5 6RB: also in CW5 6CW5 6RH: also in CW5 6CW5 6RJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6RL: also in CW5 6CW5 6RN: also in CW5 6CW5 6RP: also in CW5 6CW5 6RR: also in CW5 6CW5 6RW: also in CW5 6CW5 6SD: also in CW5 6CW5 6SE: 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 6TD: also in CW5 6CW5 6TE: also in CW5 6CW5 6TF: also in CW5 6CW5 6TG: also in CW5 6CW5 6TH: also in CW5 6CW5 6TJ: also in CW5 6CW5 6TQ: also in CW5 6 School 1.4 km2 GP practices, 2.6 kmNantwich station 2.6 kmCrewe station 3.9 kmBunbury CW5 6RQ Map of CW5 6RQ and what is near it Map of CW5 6RQ: 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), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A51A530 Bunbury CW5 6RQ
  • CW5 6RQ
  • Other postcodes in CW5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 53.0683, longitude -2.4801)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CW5 6RQ?

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 6RQ?

Every home and business at CW5 6RQ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CW5 6RQ 100% Cheshire East 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CW5 6RQ 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 CW5 6RQ?

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

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

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 6RQ: 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 6RQ 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 6RQ?

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 6RQ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CW5 6RQ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 June 2024. 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 CW5 6RQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around CW5 6RQ. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (30%). 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 6RQ

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 £3,546 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,182.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (7%)£1,637
Band Babout 160 (29%)£1,909
Band Cabout 240 (43%)£2,182
Band Dabout 70 (13%)£2,455
Band Eabout 40 (7%)£3,000
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,546
Band Gwithheld£4,091
Band Hfewer than 5£4,910

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 20% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 CW5 6RQ is in (ONS area E01018509), 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 6RQ?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of CW5 6RQ is Nantwich Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Nantwich Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Crewe Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stores Corner, 132 m away.

More stations near CW5 6RQ, 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 6RQ?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.5 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 6RQ?

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

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 6RQ?

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

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

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

The centre of CW5 6RQ 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 6RQ?

Police.uk records 16 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CW5 6RQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

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 6RQ

Ward
Willaston and Rope
Parish
Willaston
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Willaston, Cheshire East
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2000

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 6PP60 mCW5 6PU70 mCW5 6PX90 mCW5 6LG100 mCW5 6RB110 mCW5 6QA130 m
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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