Buying a home in CW5, Nantwich. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£301kmost £253k–£357k
Houses per m²£3,472flats £2,683
Sold last year3302,109 in five years
Prices in Cheshire East+5.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CW5 sold for £300,571 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £253,434 and £356,737, for about 91 m² of space.

330 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 £120k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CW5 5 (£3,331) and the most in CW5 8 (£3,663).

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 £1,371 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in CW5 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£259,292£179k–£352k75 m²124
2£220,338£185k–£275k66 m²440
3£300,571£253k–£357k91 m²642
4£393,074£314k–£495k116 m²258
5+£565,818£455k–£743k168 m²306

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£259k£220k£301k£393k£566k
Detached£407k£319k£369k£447k£583k
Semi-detached£280k£244k£296k£340k£457k
Terraced£180k£194k£261k£285k£494k
Flats£120k£151k£163k£362k—

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

Price per m² across CW5

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
CW5 5£3,331£2,518
CW5 6£3,514£3,175
CW5 7£3,482£2,637
CW5 8£3,663—

Schools near CW5

Best state primary within 2 kmPear Tree Primary School75% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmBrine Leas School54.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about CW5

Is CW5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Cheshire East are up 5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.1% against 43.8%); 330 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 CW5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CW5 sold for £300,571 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £253,434 and £356,737.

How many homes sell in CW5 each year?

330 homes sold in the last year and 2,109 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 CW5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Pear Tree Primary School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CW5?

For a 3-bedroom house, CW2 (£204k, 5 km), CW1 (£196k, 7 km), CW7 (£203k, 14 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.