Higher Croft Drive, Crewe, CW1 4FT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CW1 4FT has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.1%	50%	0.9%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	50.9%	50%	-0.9%	49.0%	1.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CW1 4FT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.9% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	25.6%	45.9%	20.3%	37.9%	8.0%
Married: Opposite sex	56.9%	42.3%	-14.6%	44.2%	-1.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	5%	2.9%	-2.1%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	9.4%	7.9%	-1.5%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	3.1%	0.4%	-2.7%	6.1%	-5.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (94.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	51.7%	62.4%	10.7%	48.4%	14.0%
Good health	33.2%	31.8%	-1.4%	33.6%	-1.8%
Fair health	9.2%	4.2%	-5.0%	12.7%	-8.5%
Bad health	4.9%	0.5%	-4.4%	4.0%	-3.5%
Very bad health	1%	1%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around CW1 4FT this area, 5.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.4%	5.7%	-12.7%	18.2%	-12.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15%	10.6%	-4.4%	9.6%	1.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	18.4%	3.1%	13.4%	5.0%
Apprenticeship	3.8%	3.9%	0.1%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.8%	26.1%	12.3%	16.9%	9.2%
Degree or Similar	31.6%	34.6%	3.0%	33.8%	0.8%
Other	2.2%	0.7%	-1.5%	2.8%	-2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.3% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	3.5%	3.5%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	0.3%	3.7%	3.4%	2.7%	1.0%
Black African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	2.5%	-2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
White	97.2%	89.3%	-7.9%	81.4%	7.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.7%	88.3%	-7.4%	83.2%	5.1%
European Union	1.8%	4.5%	2.7%	6.1%	-1.6%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	6%	4.2%	5.6%	0.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.1%	88.6%	-6.5%	83.2%	5.4%
10+ Years	0.3%	4.2%	3.9%	9.8%	-5.6%
5-10 Years	0.8%	2%	1.2%	2.9%	-0.9%
2-5 Years	1%	3%	2.0%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	2.8%	2.2%	-0.6%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.2%	76.7%	1.5%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Poland	3%	1.3%	1.7%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	1%	1.5%	-0.5%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Southern Asia	3.5%	1.2%	2.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	11.2%	13.5%	-2.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.8%	37.2%	7.6%
Christian	42%	46.2%	-4.2%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Higher Croft Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Higher Croft Drive was 140.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 298.3% higher than the Audlem average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Higher Croft Drive has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Audlem and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,262 local areas in Cheshire East .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 105.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 13.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 75% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£52,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in CW1 4FT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Higher Croft Drive are based on 83 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Cheshire East.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Higher Croft Drive, Crewe, CW1 4FT

Estimated Average Property Prices for CW1 4FT

Average Price
£296,765

Semi-Detached
£257,751

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£316,662

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£359,982

Estimated Average Property Prices for Higher Croft Drive

Average Price
£301,295

Semi-Detached
£262,360

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£322,575

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£362,788

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Higher Croft DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39 Higher Croft Drive, Crewe, Cheshire East Detached, an established residential building	£335,000	2025-12-01	£322,468
45 Higher Croft Drive, Crewe, Cheshire East Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£227,000	2025-10-23	£221,043
54 Higher Croft Drive, Crewe, Cheshire East Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£232,000	2025-09-08	£226,321
11 Higher Croft Drive, Crewe, Cheshire East Detached, an established residential building	£237,000	2025-07-14	£234,554
24 Higher Croft Drive, Crewe, Cheshire East Detached, an established residential building	£331,000	2025-06-09	£331,629

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CW1 4FT

Employment

CW1 4FT area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	173
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	24
Unemployed	8
Other	6
Retired	6
Student (economically inactive)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Looking after home or family	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Manufacturing	33
Human health and social work activities	23
Construction	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Other	13
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	13
Transport and storage	12
Education	11
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Information and communication	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westminster Nursery School Nelson Street , CW2 7LJ	3out of 4	3,963 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mablins Lane Community Primary School Mablins Lane , CW1 3YR	- not rated	703 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leighton Primary School Minshull New Road , CW1 3PP	- not rated	736 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Leighton Academy Minshull New Road , CW1 3PP	3out of 4	736 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Coppenhall Junior School Holland Street , CW1 3SL	- not rated	1,561 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Community Academy Holland Street , CW1 3SL	2out of 4	1,589 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cheshire Studio School West Street , C/O the Learning Partnership, Crewe Utc CW1 2PZ	3out of 4	2,710 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC West Street , CW1 2PZ	- not rated	2,712 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Coppenhall High School Coronation Street , CW1 4EB	- not rated	2,776 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sir William Stanier Community School Coronation Street , CW1 4EB	- not rated	2,776 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Community Technology School Meredith Centre , West Street CW1 2PZ	- not rated	2,806 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cheshire College - South & West Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AB	- not rated	3,903 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leighton Hospital School Ward 16 , Leighton Hospital CW1 4QJ	- not rated	906 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Focus School - Crewe Primary Campus The Stables , Warmingham Road CW1 4PP	- not rated	1,779 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cornerstone Academy The Stables , Warmingham Road CW1 4PP	- not rated	1,789 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakfield Lodge School Warmingham Road , CW1 4PP	- not rated	1,869 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oakfield Lodge School Warmingham Road , CW1 4PP	- not rated	1,869 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Leighton Academy	Minshull New Road		784 yd
LEIGHTON HOSPITAL	Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road		906 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Eight Farmers	Eight Farmers, 7 Parkers Road		496 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-op Welcome	Unit, 1 Parkers Road		804 yd
Heron Foods	Bradfield Road		817 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mablins Lane Playing Field (Closed) Mablins Lane	grass pitches	771 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	85.5%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	159.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	232.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	36.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of CW1 4FT