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CW98

Outer Postcode Area • 2 Postcodes
Cheshire East·North West·England
Cheshire East 53.0882°N, 2.4311°W
53
53/100Overall Score
Moderate Livability
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Boundary Map

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Commercial & Retail Operator Lens Official open data

Commercial location facts for CW98

Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.

Deprivation decile
—

English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived

Food businesses (1 km)
136

Food Standards Agency register

Daytime road noise
—

Not on the Defra noise map

Planning constraints
None recorded

Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council

Local facts for businesses

Official figures for CW98. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.

Food and drink businesses within 1 km

  • Restaurants and cafés24
  • Takeaways29
  • Pubs and bars7
  • Food shops and supermarkets44

Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.

Planning constraints

planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England

Moderate constraint level
Article 4 direction
Not published
Conservation area
Not published
Listed buildings within 100m
1
Nearest: Grade II 1867 buildings at Crewe Railway Station, 79m
Official record
Tree preservation zone
Not published
  • Cheshire East has not published Article 4 direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, so they could not be checked.
  • Cheshire East has not published conservation areas to planning.data.gov.uk, so they could not be checked.
  • 1 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II 1867 buildings at Crewe Railway Station, 79m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.

Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.

Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths

Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)

Data Unavailable Tranquillity Unrated
Road Traffic Noise (Day)
Unmeasured
Night: Unmeasured
Railway Noise (Lden)
Unmeasured
Outside mapped rail corridor
Nearest licensed airport
Manchester Airport
30.6 km in a straight line (EGCC)
Flight Path Impact
Unavailable
CAA corridors unmeasured
Data Limitation: Official Defra noise mapping data has not been ingested for this location.

Data quality: Aggregated across 2 constituent postcodes

2 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 8 Oct 2026, 16:47.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in CW98.

Is CW98 a good place to live?

CW98 in Cheshire East scores 52.9/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.

What is the crime rate in CW98?

The CW98 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Cheshire East, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.

What schools are near CW98?

The CW98 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.

How well connected is CW98?

The CW98 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.

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