Brooklyn Street, Crewe, CW2 7JF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CW2 7JF is primarily male, with 62% of the population 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	45%	38%	-7.0%	51.0%	-13.0%
Male	55%	62%	7.0%	49.0%	13.0%

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 CW2 7JF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% 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	49.8%	50%	0.2%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	25.3%	32.2%	6.9%	44.2%	-12.0%
Separated	3.8%	2.2%	-1.6%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	15.6%	13%	-2.6%	9.1%	3.9%
Widowed	5.5%	2.6%	-2.9%	6.1%	-3.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.6%	48%	3.4%	48.4%	-0.4%
Good health	35%	35.9%	0.9%	33.6%	2.3%
Fair health	13.6%	9.8%	-3.8%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	4.3%	4.6%	0.3%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	2.5%	1.6%	-0.9%	1.2%	0.4%

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 CW2 7JF this area, 37.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 17.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27%	37.4%	10.4%	18.2%	19.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.9%	13.3%	-3.6%	9.6%	3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	9.3%	-3.8%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	5.2%	2.7%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.6%	13.3%	-2.3%	16.9%	-3.6%
Degree or Similar	17.3%	17.8%	0.5%	33.8%	-16.0%
Other	7.6%	3.7%	-3.9%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.1% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	3.2%	3.2%	1.1%	2.1%
Chinese	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	2.7%	-2.1%
Other Asian	2.1%	4.2%	2.1%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	0%	1.9%	1.9%	2.5%	-0.6%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.6%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	88.9%	74.1%	-14.8%	81.4%	-7.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.8%	1.3%	-0.5%	0.1%	1.2%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0%	1%	1.0%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	2.1%	8.4%	6.3%	1.6%	6.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.4%	53.9%	-27.5%	83.2%	-29.3%
European Union	12.1%	24.8%	12.7%	6.1%	18.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	0%	1%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	19%	12.9%	5.6%	13.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	-0.1%	1.3%	-1.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.4%	54.4%	-27.0%	83.2%	-28.8%
10+ Years	2.5%	14.3%	11.8%	9.8%	4.5%
5-10 Years	9.6%	10.1%	0.5%	2.9%	7.2%
2-5 Years	4.6%	14.7%	10.1%	2.2%	12.5%
Less than 2 years	1.8%	6.5%	4.7%	1.9%	4.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	43.2%	76.7%	-33.5%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Portugal	11.6%	0.5%	11.1%
Poland	6.8%	1.3%	5.5%
Romania	8.1%	0.9%	7.2%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	20.6%	13.5%	7.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.1%	37.2%	-4.1%
Christian	55.5%	46.2%	9.3%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	6.2%	6.5%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Brooklyn Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brooklyn Street was 139.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.1% higher than the Crewe South average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brooklyn Street has the 16th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South and the 134th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 65.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

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

Average Household Income
£38,200

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in CW2 7JF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Brooklyn Street are based on 70 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Crewe And Nantwich.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Brooklyn Street, Crewe, CW2 7JF

Estimated Average Property Prices for CW2 7JF

Average Price
£137,840

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£139,928

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£89,812

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brooklyn Street

Average Price
£151,583

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£151,583

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brooklyn Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
23 Brooklyn Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£110,000	2024-05-10	£119,366
40 Brooklyn Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2023-08-25	£132,848
5 Brooklyn Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2023-04-28	£91,715
48 Brooklyn Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£157,500	2022-09-01	£171,932
21 Brooklyn Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2022-07-12	£91,333

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CW2 7JF

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	126
Part-Time Employee	34
Retired	30
Other	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	10
Self-Employed	9
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Manufacturing	23
Transport and storage	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	13
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Construction	7
Information and communication	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Other	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	69 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Edleston Primary School Denver Avenue , CW2 7PX	3out of 4	643 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gainsborough Primary and Nursery School Belgrave Road , CW2 7NH	2out of 4	884 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pebble Brook Primary School Balmoral Avenue , CW2 6PL	3out of 4	898 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vine Tree Primary School Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AD	3out of 4	1,081 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brierley Primary School Mirion Street , CW1 2AZ	3out of 4	1,284 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ruskin Community High School Ruskin Road , CW2 7JT	3out of 4	255 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oaks Academy Buchan Grove , CW2 7NQ	- not rated	980 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic High School Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AE	3out of 4	1,239 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC West Street , CW1 2PZ	3out of 4	1,380 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir William Stanier Community School Coronation Street , CW1 4EB	2out of 4	2,103 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	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	675 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Safe Opportunities Unit G4, Scope House , Weston Road CW1 6DD	- not rated	1,254 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Adelaide School Adelaide Street , CW1 3DT	4out of 4	1,490 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lavender Field School Lavender Field School , Lincoln House CW1 3AE	- not rated	1,530 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Springfield School Crewe Green Road , Cheshire East CW1 5HS	4out of 4	1,985 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Axis Academy Lodgefields Drive , CW2 8TU	- not rated	2,625 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Westminster Nursery School	Nelson Street	71 yd
Social Club	127 Nantwich Road	120 yd
Spedali's coffee Lounge & Bakery	143 Nantwich Road	143 yd
White Lotus Goomet	112-114 Nantwich Road	172 yd
Kaspas Crewe	53 Nantwich Road	206 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brunswick	71 Nantwich Road	208 yd
British Lion	58 Nantwich Road	293 yd
The Imperial	Imperial Hotel, 183 Edleston Road	375 yd
Dishers Pool & Snooker Club	South Street	406 yd
Duke of Bridgewater	Duke Of Bridgewater, 2 Wistaston Road	698 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Thai 2 Go	118 Nantwich Road	124 yd
Cathay Princess	9 Edleston Road	127 yd
Wadey's Kitchen	116 Edleston Road	130 yd
GOGO Kebab	133 Nantwich Road	143 yd
Caprino's Pizza	161 Nantwich Road	143 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, Edleston Road	113 yd
Aldi	Nantwich Road	397 yd
Lidl	Mill Street	498 yd
4U Supermarket	198-200 Edleston Road	553 yd
Farmfoods	Unit 2, Oak Street	662 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Camm Street Centre CAMM STREET CENTRE CAMM STREET CENTRE CAMM STREET	health and fitness suite	254 yd
Ruskin Community High School Ruskin Road	grass pitches	362 yd
Crewe Alexandra (Alexandra Stadium) GRESTY ROAD	grass pitches	497 yd
Chongi Academy Eaton Street		846 yd
Foyer@189 (Crewe Ymca) YMCA HOSTEL YMCA HOSTEL GRESTY ROAD	health and fitness suite	877 yd
Cheshire College South And West DANEBANK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	907 yd
Crewe Lifestyle Centre MOSS SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	913 yd
Total Fitness (Crewe) MACON WAY	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	941 yd
Brookhouse Playing Field (Closed) Brookhouse Drive	grass pitches	994 yd
The Oaks Academy BUCHAN GROVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,087 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	83.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	83.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	83.0%

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	39 Mbit/s
Average download speed	41.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	76.26 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	76.26 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	19.47 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CW2 7JF