Walthall Street, Crewe, CW2 7LE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CW2 7LE is primarily male, with 63.2% 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	46.9%	36.8%	-10.1%	51.0%	-14.2%
Male	53.1%	63.2%	10.1%	49.0%	14.2%

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 7LE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.2% 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	58%	61.2%	3.2%	37.9%	23.3%
Married: Opposite sex	23%	20.9%	-2.1%	44.2%	-23.3%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	11.5%	10.4%	-1.1%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	4.9%	4.1%	-0.8%	6.1%	-2.0%

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 (86%) 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	43.5%	46.5%	3.0%	48.4%	-1.9%
Good health	45%	39.5%	-5.5%	33.6%	5.9%
Fair health	10%	9.7%	-0.3%	12.7%	-3.0%
Bad health	0.7%	3%	2.3%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	1.2%	0.1%

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 7LE this area, 35.4% 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 20.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.3%	35.4%	18.1%	18.2%	17.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.3%	10.1%	-3.2%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.6%	6.7%	-7.9%	13.4%	-6.7%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	11.9%	9.2%	5.3%	6.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	20.8%	9.3%	-11.5%	16.9%	-7.6%
Degree or Similar	16.8%	20.5%	3.7%	33.8%	-13.3%
Other	14.6%	6%	-8.6%	2.8%	3.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 68.4% 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	7.4%	6.7%	-0.7%	1.1%	5.6%
Chinese	1.8%	2.4%	0.6%	0.7%	1.7%
Indian	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	3.1%	-1.8%
Pakistani	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	1.1%	7.7%	6.6%	1.6%	6.1%
Black African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	4%	2.9%	1.0%	3.0%
Other Black	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	83.4%	68.4%	-15.0%	81.4%	-13.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0%	4%	4.0%	1.6%	2.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.5%	39.1%	-35.4%	83.2%	-44.1%
European Union	16.6%	41.1%	24.5%	6.1%	35.0%
Africa	0.7%	1.3%	0.6%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	17.1%	11.2%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	1.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.1% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 13.4% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.5%	39.1%	-35.4%	83.2%	-44.1%
10+ Years	6.3%	13.4%	7.1%	9.8%	3.6%
5-10 Years	8.9%	18.7%	9.8%	2.9%	15.8%
2-5 Years	4.8%	18.7%	13.9%	2.2%	16.5%
Less than 2 years	5.5%	10%	4.5%	1.9%	8.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	32.4%	76.7%	-44.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	9.5%	0.5%	9.0%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	13.5%	1.3%	12.2%
Romania	21.3%	0.9%	20.4%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Southern Asia	2%	1.2%	0.8%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
No passport held	15.2%	13.5%	1.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.4%	37.2%	-12.8%
Christian	64.5%	46.2%	18.3%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Jewish	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	5%	6.5%	-1.5%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is Walthall Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Walthall Street was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Crewe South average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes .

🔎 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 7LE, 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 Walthall Street are based on 236 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 Walthall Street, Crewe, CW2 7LE

Estimated Average Property Prices for CW2 7LE

Average Price
£146,737

Semi-Detached
£126,874

Terraced
£145,091

Detached
£206,143

Flats/Maisonettes
£79,403

Other
£311,684

Estimated Average Property Prices for Walthall Street

Average Price
£130,613

Semi-Detached
£138,941

Terraced
£132,160

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£75,150

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Walthall Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
284 Walthall Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2024-12-12	£124,310
221 Walthall Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£92,500	2024-11-22	£98,436
265A Walthall Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£30,500	2024-10-08	£32,081
288 Walthall Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2024-08-13	£112,273
243 Walthall Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2024-07-19	£134,446

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CW2 7LE

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	148
Part-Time Employee	25
Retired	22
Self-Employed	15
Other	14
Unemployed	11
Looking after home or family	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Manufacturing	18
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	13
Transport and storage	11
Education	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
Other	2
Construction	2
Information and communication	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	285 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	540 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gainsborough Primary and Nursery School Belgrave Road , CW2 7NH	2out of 4	660 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pebble Brook Primary School Balmoral Avenue , CW2 6PL	3out of 4	773 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Vine Tree Primary School Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AD	3out of 4	836 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Crewe Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AD	3out of 4	1,068 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	164 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oaks Academy Buchan Grove , CW2 7NQ	- not rated	776 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic High School Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AE	3out of 4	994 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC West Street , CW1 2PZ	3out of 4	1,478 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir William Stanier Community School Coronation Street , CW1 4EB	2out of 4	2,273 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	429 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	1,463 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lavender Field School Lavender Field School , Lincoln House CW1 3AE	- not rated	1,510 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Adelaide School Adelaide Street , CW1 3DT	4out of 4	1,520 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Springfield School Crewe Green Road , Cheshire East CW1 5HS	4out of 4	2,231 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Axis Academy Lodgefields Drive , CW2 8TU	- not rated	2,423 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	1 yd
Indian Garden	203 Nantwich Road	121 yd
Westminster Nursery School	Nelson Street	176 yd
Bunz N Shakes	168 Nantwich Road	182 yd
Spedali's coffee Lounge & Bakery	143 Nantwich Road	198 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Brunswick	71 Nantwich Road	439 yd
British Lion	58 Nantwich Road	522 yd
The Imperial	Imperial Hotel, 183 Edleston Road	542 yd
Dishers Pool & Snooker Club	South Street	608 yd
Duke of Bridgewater	Duke Of Bridgewater, 2 Wistaston Road	815 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ali Baba	187 Nantwich Road	121 yd
GOGO Kebab	133 Nantwich Road	198 yd
Caprino's Pizza	161 Nantwich Road	198 yd
Lucky Horse	227 Nantwich Road	232 yd
Panda Kitchen	B, 227 Nantwich Road	232 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Nantwich Road	209 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys, Edleston Road	326 yd
4U Supermarket	198-200 Edleston Road	681 yd
Lidl	Mill Street	717 yd
Farmfoods	Unit 2, Oak Street	814 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ruskin Community High School Ruskin Road	grass pitches	221 yd
Camm Street Centre CAMM STREET CENTRE CAMM STREET CENTRE CAMM STREET	health and fitness suite	494 yd
Cheshire College South And West DANEBANK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	671 yd
Crewe Alexandra (Alexandra Stadium) GRESTY ROAD	grass pitches	713 yd
Brookhouse Playing Field (Closed) Brookhouse Drive	grass pitches	849 yd
The Oaks Academy BUCHAN GROVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	883 yd
Chongi Academy Eaton Street		944 yd
Foyer@189 (Crewe Ymca) YMCA HOSTEL YMCA HOSTEL GRESTY ROAD	health and fitness suite	995 yd
Crewe Lifestyle Centre MOSS SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,061 yd
St Thomas More Catholic High School DANEBANK AVENUE	grass pitches	1,089 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	64.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	58.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	58.3%

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	68.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	66.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	290.85 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	290.85 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	49.2 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CW2 7LE