Alton Street, Crewe, CW2 7RY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CW2 7RY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	51.1%	0.8%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	49.7%	48.9%	-0.8%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 7RY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.7% 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	36.5%	45.7%	9.2%	37.9%	7.8%
Married: Opposite sex	45.6%	34.4%	-11.2%	44.2%	-9.8%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	0.8%	2.9%	2.1%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	13.1%	13.8%	0.7%	9.1%	4.7%
Widowed	2.8%	2.5%	-0.3%	6.1%	-3.6%

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	47.8%	53.7%	5.9%	48.4%	5.3%
Good health	33.7%	29.5%	-4.2%	33.6%	-4.1%
Fair health	10.9%	11.6%	0.7%	12.7%	-1.1%
Bad health	4.5%	4.5%	0.0%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	3.2%	0.8%	-2.4%	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	29%	20.5%	-8.5%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.7%	15.5%	-3.2%	9.6%	5.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	15.8%	-0.1%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	5%	1.4%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	14.4%	2.1%	16.9%	-2.5%
Degree or Similar	12.7%	23%	10.3%	33.8%	-10.8%
Other	7.9%	5.8%	-2.1%	2.8%	3.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0%	2.1%	2.1%	3.1%	-1.0%
Black African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.5%	-2.2%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1%	2.9%	1.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Mixed Other	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	94.9%	89.7%	-5.2%	81.4%	8.3%
Roma	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Arab	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.8% 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	86.5%	77.8%	-8.7%	83.2%	-5.4%
European Union	11.2%	18.5%	7.3%	6.1%	12.4%
Africa	1.3%	0.5%	-0.8%	2.7%	-2.2%
Middle East and Asia	0.6%	2.4%	1.8%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.6%	77.6%	-8.0%	83.2%	-5.6%
10+ Years	0.6%	13.7%	13.1%	9.8%	3.9%
5-10 Years	7.1%	3.2%	-3.9%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	3.8%	3.9%	0.1%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.1%	76.7%	-19.6%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	14.6%	1.3%	13.3%
Romania	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	22.2%	13.5%	8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.2%	37.2%	10.0%
Christian	42.3%	46.2%	-3.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	0.3%	6.5%	-6.2%
Other religion	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Alton Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Alton Street was 250.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 15.2% lower than the Crewe Central average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Alton Street has the 10th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Crewe Central and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 97.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -72.6%.

🔎 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 7RY, 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 9/10 (very 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 Alton Street are based on 227 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 Alton Street, Crewe, CW2 7RY

Estimated Average Property Prices for CW2 7RY

Average Price
£129,624

Semi-Detached
£179,090

Terraced
£125,819

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Alton Street

Average Price
£156,913

Semi-Detached
£192,427

Terraced
£154,719

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,783

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Alton Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
306 Alton Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2025-12-19	£121,270
292 Alton Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£120,000	2024-09-26	£124,647
298 Alton Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2024-02-08	£65,294
312 Alton Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2018-12-14	£116,780
314 Alton Street, Crewe, Cheshire East Terraced, an established residential building	£105,000	2018-10-04	£143,522

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CW2 7RY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	136
Retired	28
Part-Time Employee	28
Self-Employed	19
Looking after home or family	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Other	13
Unemployed	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	35
Manufacturing	22
Transport and storage	19
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	10
Education	10
Construction	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
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	1,639 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wistaston Green Junior School Moreton Road , CW2 8QS	- not rated	504 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wistaston Green Nursery and Infant School Moreton Road , CW2 8QS	- not rated	504 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wistaston Academy Moreton Road , CW2 8QS	4out of 4	504 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wistaston Green Primary and Nursery School Moreton Road , CW2 8QS	- not rated	504 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gainsborough Junior School Belgrave Road , CW2 7NH	- not rated	793 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Oaks Academy Buchan Grove , CW2 7NQ	- not rated	634 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oaks Academy Buchan Grove , CW2 7NQ	3out of 4	634 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings Grove School Buchan Grove , CW2 7NQ	- not rated	634 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic High School, A Specialist School for Maths & ICT Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AE	- not rated	911 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic High School Dane Bank Avenue , CW2 8AE	- not rated	911 yd	Academy converter	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	1,159 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Reaseheath College Reaseheath , CW5 6DF	- not rated	4,813 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	1,076 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Axis Academy Lodgefields Drive , CW2 8TU	3out of 4	1,077 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
Adelaide School Adelaide Street , CW1 3DT	4out of 4	1,348 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Adelaide School Adelaide Street , CW1 3DT	- not rated	1,348 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Crewe Secondary Unit Adelaide Street , CW1 3DT	- not rated	1,432 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	Distance
Park Life Cafe Crewe	Lakeside Pavilion, Queens Park Drive	520 yd
Choice Support	Claremont, 115 Valley Road	621 yd
The Oaks Academy	The Oaks Academy, Buchan Grove	672 yd
The Pantree	2 The Precinct, Readesdale Avenue	675 yd
McDonalds	Dunwoody Way	922 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Four Eagles	98 Dunwoody Way	708 yd
Queens Park Golf Club	Queens Park Golf Club House, Queens Park Drive	724 yd
The Hop Pole	Hop Pole, 140-142 Wistaston Road	1,028 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kosta's Chippy	287 Alton Street	403 yd
Bennys Fish & Chips	4 The Precinct, Readesdale Avenue	675 yd
Ping's	255 West Street	976 yd
Minshull Fish and Chips	35 Minshull New Road	1,015 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Morrison's Daily	171 West Street		1,067 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Tipkinder Park VICTORIA AVENUE	cycling	317 yd
The Oaks Academy BUCHAN GROVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	634 yd
American Golf QUEENS PARK DRIVE	golf	722 yd
St Thomas More Catholic High School DANEBANK AVENUE	grass pitches	909 yd
Cheshire College South And West DANEBANK AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	951 yd
Simply Gym Crewe WEST STREET	health and fitness suite	1,032 yd
King George V Playing Fields WEST STREET	grass pitches	1,059 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	30.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	58.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	54.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	77.63 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	77.63 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	11.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CW2 7RY