Ruskin Road, Crewe, CW2 7JR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding CW2 7JR has a slightly higher male population, with 51.2% 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	51.8%	48.8%	-3.0%	51.0%	-2.2%
Male	48.2%	51.2%	3.0%	49.0%	2.2%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.4%	39.6%	0.2%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	43.5%	38.2%	-5.3%	44.2%	-6.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.9%	1.7%	-1.2%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	12.3%	14%	1.7%	9.1%	4.9%
Widowed	1.9%	4.8%	2.9%	6.1%	-1.3%

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 (87.4%) 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	46.3%	44.9%	-1.4%	48.4%	-3.5%
Good health	36.1%	42.5%	6.4%	33.6%	8.9%
Fair health	14.7%	9.3%	-5.4%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	20%	21.2%	1.2%	18.2%	3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	10.9%	-7.5%	9.6%	1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.8%	12.3%	-3.5%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	5.1%	0.9%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.5%	18.4%	2.9%	16.9%	1.5%
Degree or Similar	18.7%	27.6%	8.9%	33.8%	-6.2%
Other	7.4%	4.4%	-3.0%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	4.1%	3.8%	1.6%	2.5%
Black African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	1.0%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
White	94.2%	84.5%	-9.7%	81.4%	3.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.1%	0.7%
Other	0%	2.2%	2.2%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 79.3% 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	85.5%	79.3%	-6.2%	83.2%	-3.9%
European Union	9.7%	11.6%	1.9%	6.1%	5.5%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	6.1%	4.3%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.2%	79.6%	-4.6%	83.2%	-3.6%
10+ Years	2.4%	8.8%	6.4%	9.8%	-1.0%
5-10 Years	5.3%	6.4%	1.1%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	2.6%	2.8%	0.2%	2.2%	0.6%
Less than 2 years	5.5%	2.5%	-3.0%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.2%	76.7%	-8.5%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Portugal	2.5%	0.5%	2.0%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	16.3%	13.5%	2.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.5%	37.2%	4.3%
Christian	47.5%	46.2%	1.3%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	3.8%	6.5%	-2.7%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Ruskin Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ruskin Road was 64.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 49.3% lower than the Crewe South average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ruskin Road has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Crewe South and the 404th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 127.7%.

🔎 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 7JR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Ruskin Road are based on 201 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 Ruskin Road, Crewe, CW2 7JR

Estimated Average Property Prices for CW2 7JR

Average Price
£163,585

Semi-Detached
£100,849

Terraced
£165,079

Detached
£159,113

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ruskin Road

Average Price
£196,448

Semi-Detached
£168,423

Terraced
£198,517

Detached
£178,255

Flats/Maisonettes
£106,684

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ruskin Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
44 Ruskin Road, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£82,000	2024-07-26	£88,196
14 Ruskin Road, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£177,000	2024-06-24	£191,314
35 Ruskin Road, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£143,000	2024-05-17	£155,176
40 Ruskin Road, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£156,500	2024-05-09	£169,826
46 Ruskin Road, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£152,000	2023-08-02	£168,275

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CW2 7JR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	123
Retired	55
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	10
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	29
Transport and storage	24
Education	21
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Construction	9
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	387 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	566 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gainsborough Primary and Nursery School Belgrave Road , CW2 7NH	2out of 4	591 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pebble Brook Primary School Balmoral Avenue , CW2 6PL	3out of 4	699 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vine Tree Primary School Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AD	3out of 4	726 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AD	3out of 4	964 yd	Voluntary aided 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	250 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oaks Academy Buchan Grove , CW2 7NQ	- not rated	725 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic High School Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AE	3out of 4	892 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC West Street , CW1 2PZ	3out of 4	1,567 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir William Stanier Community School Coronation Street , CW1 4EB	2out of 4	2,380 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	321 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	1,540 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lavender Field School Lavender Field School , Lincoln House CW1 3AE	- not rated	1,554 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Adelaide School Adelaide Street , CW1 3DT	4out of 4	1,584 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Springfield School Crewe Green Road , Cheshire East CW1 5HS	4out of 4	2,342 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Axis Academy Lodgefields Drive , CW2 8TU	- not rated	2,362 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
Open Mind Cafe	Ash Tec House, 277 Walthall Street	115 yd
Indian Garden	203 Nantwich Road	147 yd
Bunz N Shakes	168 Nantwich Road	236 yd
Spedali's coffee Lounge & Bakery	143 Nantwich Road	280 yd
Westminster Nursery School	Nelson Street	288 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brunswick	71 Nantwich Road	539 yd
British Lion	58 Nantwich Road	618 yd
The Imperial	Imperial Hotel, 183 Edleston Road	654 yd
Dishers Pool & Snooker Club	South Street	691 yd
The Raven	The Raven, 1 Brookhouse Drive	861 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lucky Horse	227 Nantwich Road	133 yd
Panda Kitchen	B, 227 Nantwich Road	133 yd
My Uncle	227c Nantwich Road	133 yd
Ali Baba	187 Nantwich Road	147 yd
GOGO Kebab	133 Nantwich Road	280 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Nantwich Road	138 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, Edleston Road	424 yd
4U Supermarket	198-200 Edleston Road	784 yd
Lidl	Mill Street	832 yd
Farmfoods	Unit 2, Oak Street	921 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ruskin Community High School Ruskin Road	grass pitches	264 yd
Cheshire College South And West DANEBANK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	586 yd
Camm Street Centre CAMM STREET CENTRE CAMM STREET CENTRE CAMM STREET	health and fitness suite	608 yd
Brookhouse Playing Field (Closed) Brookhouse Drive	grass pitches	764 yd
Crewe Alexandra (Alexandra Stadium) GRESTY ROAD	grass pitches	800 yd
The Oaks Academy BUCHAN GROVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	829 yd
St Thomas More Catholic High School DANEBANK AVENUE	grass pitches	990 yd
Foyer@189 (Crewe Ymca) YMCA HOSTEL YMCA HOSTEL GRESTY ROAD	health and fitness suite	1,030 yd
Chongi Academy Eaton Street		1,036 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	63.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	40.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	40.6%

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	71.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	64 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	159.9 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	159.9 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CW2 7JR