Flag Lane, Crewe, CW2 7QU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CW2 7QU is primarily male, with 56.9% 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	50.9%	43.1%	-7.8%	51.0%	-7.9%
Male	49.1%	56.9%	7.8%	49.0%	7.9%

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 7QU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.4% 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	47.3%	48.4%	1.1%	37.9%	10.5%
Married: Opposite sex	27.2%	26%	-1.2%	44.2%	-18.2%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	1.4%	0.6%	0.3%	1.1%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	4.2%	7%	2.8%	2.2%	4.8%
Divorced	15.5%	13.7%	-1.8%	9.1%	4.6%
Widowed	5%	2.8%	-2.2%	6.1%	-3.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47%	39.6%	-7.4%	48.4%	-8.8%
Good health	36.4%	42.3%	5.9%	33.6%	8.7%
Fair health	9.5%	13.3%	3.8%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	4.9%	4.2%	-0.7%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	2.1%	0.6%	-1.5%	1.2%	-0.6%

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 7QU this area, 32% 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 22.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.7%	32%	2.3%	18.2%	13.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	10.2%	-5.3%	9.6%	0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.1%	12%	-3.1%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	9.9%	7.8%	5.3%	4.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	10.2%	1.0%	16.9%	-6.7%
Degree or Similar	15.1%	22.5%	7.4%	33.8%	-11.3%
Other	13.4%	3.2%	-10.2%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 88.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	3.1%	-1.6%
Other Asian	1.4%	3%	1.6%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	0.3%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	88.3%	88.1%	-0.2%	81.4%	6.7%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.4%	4.8%	4.4%	1.6%	3.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 43.8% 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	66.8%	43.8%	-23.0%	83.2%	-39.4%
European Union	27.6%	50.8%	23.2%	6.1%	44.7%
Africa	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	5.4%	3.3%	5.6%	-0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 43.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 17.2% 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	66.4%	44%	-22.4%	83.2%	-39.2%
10+ Years	10.6%	17.2%	6.6%	9.8%	7.4%
5-10 Years	14.1%	16.3%	2.2%	2.9%	13.4%
2-5 Years	5.3%	13.3%	8.0%	2.2%	11.1%
Less than 2 years	3.5%	9.3%	5.8%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	29.9%	76.7%	-46.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Poland	27.2%	1.3%	25.9%
Romania	11.4%	0.9%	10.5%
Other EU countries	10.5%	1.5%	9.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	16.5%	13.5%	3.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.5%	37.2%	-8.7%
Christian	66.4%	46.2%	20.2%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	2.7%	6.0%	-3.3%

Safety

Is Flag Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Flag Lane was 99.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 63.5% lower than the Crewe Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Flag Lane has the 46th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central and the 223rd highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 54.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.6%.

🔎 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. 81% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,400

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CW2 7QU, 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 - 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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (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 Flag Lane are based on 60 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 Flag Lane, Crewe, CW2 7QU

Estimated Average Property Prices for CW2 7QU

Average Price
£107,971

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£107,971

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Flag Lane

Average Price
£143,744

Semi-Detached
£122,393

Terraced
£147,092

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£44,958

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Flag LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
114 Flag Lane, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2024-05-24	£113,941
104 Flag Lane, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£93,000	2022-11-08	£100,719
100 Flag Lane, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£62,500	2020-04-17	£86,709
112 Flag Lane, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£75,000	2018-11-16	£104,847
114 Flag Lane, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£90,000	2017-11-24	£130,132

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CW2 7QU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	149
Part-Time Employee	30
Retired	19
Self-Employed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Other	16
Unemployed	14
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Manufacturing	25
Administrative and support service activities	15
Human health and social work activities	15
Transport and storage	14
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Other	7
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Information and communication	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westminster Nursery School Nelson Street , CW2 7LJ	3out of 4	976 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	396 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Meredith Street , CW1 2PH	3out of 4	732 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gainsborough Primary and Nursery School Belgrave Road , CW2 7NH	2out of 4	838 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brierley Primary School Mirion Street , CW1 2AZ	3out of 4	1,059 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Underwood West Academy Newcastle Street , CW1 3LF	2out of 4	1,203 yd	Academy converter	No	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	728 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oaks Academy Buchan Grove , CW2 7NQ	- not rated	754 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC West Street , CW1 2PZ	3out of 4	779 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic High School Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AE	3out of 4	1,292 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sir William Stanier Community School Coronation Street , CW1 4EB	2out of 4	1,738 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	1,017 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lavender Field School Lavender Field School , Lincoln House CW1 3AE	- not rated	626 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Adelaide School Adelaide Street , CW1 3DT	4out of 4	659 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Safe Opportunities Unit G4, Scope House , Weston Road CW1 6DD	- not rated	2,024 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Axis Academy Lodgefields Drive , CW2 8TU	- not rated	2,062 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Springfield School Crewe Green Road , Cheshire East CW1 5HS	4out of 4	2,321 yd	Community special school	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
Taco Bell	Unit 4, Phoenix Leisure Park, Dunwoody Way	254 yd
MECCA Bingo	Unit 3, Phoenix Leisure Park, Dunwoody Way	381 yd
McDonalds	Dunwoody Way	444 yd
KFC	Dunwoody Way	444 yd
Wishing Well Community Cafe	Eagle Bridge Health And Wellbeing Centre, Dunwoody Way	444 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hop Pole	Hop Pole, 140-142 Wistaston Road	103 yd
Duke of Bridgewater	Duke Of Bridgewater, 2 Wistaston Road	498 yd
Four Eagles	98 Dunwoody Way	655 yd
The Cheese Hall	15 Earle Street	672 yd
The Imperial	Imperial Hotel, 183 Edleston Road	687 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fortune House	27 Walthall Street	385 yd
Top Taste	28 Hightown	478 yd
Moorlands Fast Food	16a Hightown	478 yd
Spicelink Tandoori	30 Hightown	478 yd
Cordeiro's Kitchen	81 Walthall Street	504 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Big Discount Store	13-17 Market Street	517 yd
4U Supermarket	198-200 Edleston Road	549 yd
ASDA Stores LTD	17-18 Victoria Centre	557 yd
Panku	Asda, 17-18 Victoria Centre	581 yd
Farmfoods	Unit 2, Oak Street	624 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Chongi Academy Eaton Street		446 yd
Ruskin Community High School Ruskin Road	grass pitches	675 yd
Crewe Lifestyle Centre MOSS SQUARE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	682 yd
Beechwood Primary School Meredith Street	grass pitches	736 yd
Victoria Community Centre (Closed) West Street	health and fitness suite	784 yd
The Oaks Academy BUCHAN GROVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	804 yd
Tipkinder Park VICTORIA AVENUE	cycling	878 yd
Camm Street Centre CAMM STREET CENTRE CAMM STREET CENTRE CAMM STREET	health and fitness suite	923 yd
Cheshire College South And West DANEBANK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	948 yd
Cumberland Arena THOMAS STREET	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches	979 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	40.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	49.09 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	49.09 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	9.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	9.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	11.56 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CW2 7QU