The UK Postcode Database

CW2 8RU

a postcode in Cheshire East

Introduced in January 1980
CW2 8RU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with CW2 8RU

Elm Close - 54 properties, USRN 9800464

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 9802012

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 9802165

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0887 / 53°5'19"N

Longitude: -2.473 / 2°28'22"W

UTM Reference: 30U 535297 5882264

OS Easting: 368421

OS Northing: 354709

OS Grid: SJ684547

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 7V.9KTH

Mapcode Global: WH9B4.ZMKJ

Open Location Code: 9C5V3GQG+FR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83sc31

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 10090 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CW2 8RU on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:31
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:57
Sunrise 04:48
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:13
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:30
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:56
Hours of daylight today04:18 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 04:18
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:40
Moon Rises 21:59

For a full sun and moon calendar for CW2 8RU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in CW2 8RU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 February 2023 14 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £143,000
14 October 2022 30 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
11 October 2022 36 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
7 April 2021 4 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
12 November 2018 1 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £142,000
6 July 2018 11 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £122,000
19 March 2018 18 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £127,000
13 March 2017 2 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
10 March 2017 5 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
7 August 2015 64 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
30 January 2015 18 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £111,000
6 August 2014 18 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
15 January 2014 32 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £102,000
13 September 2013 5 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £115,000
5 April 2013 9 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £86,250
18 January 2013 31 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
3 August 2012 2 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £108,000
9 March 2012 36 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £78,000
22 July 2011 20 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
5 January 2011 32 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £81,000
1 July 2010 34 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
25 March 2010 1 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
29 September 2009 24 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £78,000
3 September 2009 19 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
14 August 2009 5 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £115,500
20 June 2008 58 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £117,000
25 January 2008 64 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
30 March 2007 26 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £105,450
13 March 2007 35 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,000
30 June 2006 16 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £99,950
15 September 2005 54 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £106,000
28 January 2005 5 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £97,000
29 October 2004 2 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £84,000
9 August 2002 14 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £52,950
21 June 2002 6 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £54,950
29 April 2002 68 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £20,210
29 June 2001 13 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £40,000
10 November 2000 6 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Semi-detached Freehold £31,500
12 May 2000 58 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,000
4 November 1999 60 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £16,750
4 November 1999 58 Elm Close, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 8RU Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £15,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for CW2 8RU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Crewe and Nantwich

MP

Connor Naismith Labour

Cheshire East Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Wistaston

Councillors

Alan Coiley Labour

Margaret Simon Conservative

CW2 8RU also falls within the Civil Parish of Wistaston, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CW2 8RU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00093412 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01018511 Cheshire East 044B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003833 Cheshire East 044 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04011027 Wistaston Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05008659 Wistaston Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 5 May 2011 DLUHC
E06000049 Cheshire East Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001185 Crewe and Nantwich Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000006 Cheshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000197 Crewe Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33007445 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000003 Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000233 NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 27D Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000010 North West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000008 NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000005 Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63008902 Crewe Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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