CW5 postcode area guide — Cheshire East
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CW5 postcode district in Cheshire East — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CW5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66%
Gigabit-capable
65.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the CW5 postcode district (Cheshire East) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 985 postcodes Ofcom measures in CW5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.9%.
Around 0.6% of premises in CW5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CW5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CW5 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| CW5 5AB | 100% | 85.3% |
| CW5 5AD | 0% | 0% |
| CW5 5AF | 100% | 0% |
| CW5 5AH | 81.8% | 81.8% |
| CW5 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| CW5 5AP | 100% | 100% |
| CW5 5AR | 100% | 100% |
| CW5 5AS | 68.8% | 68.8% |
| CW5 5AU | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Cheshire East
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cheshire East district (202,097 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
90.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.6%
5G outdoors — all networks
53.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
94%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CW5
Police recorded 134 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CW5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 76 | 56.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 | 11.2% |
| Public order | 9 | 6.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 6.0% |
| Drugs | 6 | 4.5% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 4.5% |
| Other theft | 4 | 3.0% |
| Other crime | 4 | 3.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CW5
Based on 474 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CW5 is £295,000, up 1.7% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£425,000
187 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
125 sales
Terraced
£222,500
100 sales
Flat / maisonette
£135,000
51 sales
Latest recorded sales in CW5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Main Road | CW5 7NA |
| 8 May 2026 | £156,000 | Terraced | Thomas Row | CW5 5LG |
| 8 May 2026 | £159,000 | Flat | Taylor Drive | CW5 5GG |
| 7 May 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Hastings Road | CW5 6GL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £212,000 | Flat | Richmond Village | CW5 6TD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Bollands Row | CW5 5SD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Baddiley Close | CW5 8PU |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £360,000 | Detached | Delamere Road | CW5 7DF |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £595,000 | Detached | London Road | CW5 7JL |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | St Marys Court | CW5 8JZ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cheshire East demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cheshire East district (398,772 residents, 174,854 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.4% |
| 15–29 | 19.8% |
| 30–44 | 18.8% |
| 45–64 | 21.7% |
| 65+ | 22.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% |
| Private rented | 15.6% |
| Social rented | 8.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CW5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brine Leas School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,417 | CW5 7DY |
| Malbank School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,289 | CW5 5HD |
| Willaston Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 251 | CW5 6QQ |
| Highfields Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 247 | CW5 6HA |
| Stapeley Broad Lane CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 232 | CW5 7QL |
| Millfields Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 229 | CW5 5HP |
| Pear Tree Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 214 | CW5 7GZ |
| Weaver Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 209 | CW5 7AJ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CW5
240 rated food businesses operate in CW5. 193 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1st Stop, ABC Leisure, Acton CE Primary Academy, Acton, Calveley, Everyday! (ACE), Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CW5
From a sample of 201 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CW5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
37%
Band D
28%
Band E
16%
Band F
6%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Cheshire East
Landlines around CW5 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.