Buying a home in CW4, Crewe. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£390kmost £336k–£441k
Houses per m²£4,084flats £2,409
Sold last year88658 in five years
Prices in Cheshire East+5.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CW4 sold for £390,317 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £335,936 and £440,921, for about 92 m² of space. That is 76% more than the same home across Crewe (£222,000).

88 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £108k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CW4 7 (£4,079) and the most in CW4 8 (£4,104).

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 £1,780 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £78,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in CW4 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£186,460£154k–£211k36 m²5
2£306,591£274k–£359k69 m²121
3£390,317£336k–£441k92 m²199
4£500,134£432k–£591k125 m²105
5+£606,545£502k–£843k154 m²135

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£186k£307k£390k£500k£607k
Detached—£361k£414k£515k£615k
Semi-detached—£302k£359k£450k£516k
Terraced—£278k£316k£331k—
Flats£108k£146k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CW4

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
CW4 7£4,079£2,407
CW4 8£4,104—

Schools near CW4

Best state primary within 2 kmHolmes Chapel Primary School69% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmHolmes Chapel Comprehensive School47.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about CW4

Is CW4 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 76% more than across Crewe; prices in Cheshire East are up 5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (69% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (47.8% against 43.8%); 88 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 CW4?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CW4 sold for £390,317 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £335,936 and £440,921.

Is CW4 expensive for Crewe?

A 3-bedroom house in CW4 costs 76% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Crewe (£222,000).

How many homes sell in CW4 each year?

88 homes sold in the last year and 658 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near CW4?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Holmes Chapel Primary School, where 69% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CW4?

For a 3-bedroom house, CW10 (£244k, 6 km), CW11 (£281k, 7 km), CW12 (£288k, 11 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.