Typical 3-bedroom house£196kmost £155k–£243k
Houses per m²£2,658flats £1,721
Sold last year3322,223 in five years
Prices in Cheshire East+5.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in CW1 sold for £196,312 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £154,698 and £242,670, for about 85 m² of space. That is 12% less than the same home across Crewe (£222,000).
332 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £76k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CW1 2 (£1,583) and the most in CW1 5 (£3,040).
Across Cheshire East, prices are up 5% on a year ago and up 27.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,106 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £895 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £39,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.
Questions about CW1
Is CW1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 12% less than across Crewe; prices in Cheshire East are up 5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (76% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (52.4% against 43.8%); 332 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in CW1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in CW1 sold for £196,312 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £154,698 and £242,670.
Is CW1 expensive for Crewe?
A 3-bedroom house in CW1 costs 12% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Crewe (£222,000).
How many homes sell in CW1 each year?
332 homes sold in the last year and 2,223 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near CW1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Brierley Primary School, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near CW1?
For a 3-bedroom house, ST6 (£152k, 17 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.