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Crewe Sydney & Gateway: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Crewe Sydney & Gateway neighbourhood of Cheshire East, England (ONS area Cheshire East 038). Headline figures assembled 30 October 2026. Postcodes CW1, CW2, CW98. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CW1 6HP.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Crewe Sydney & Gateway is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Cheshire East (5 of 18 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £177,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Crewe, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.6 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.9 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 30 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£177,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.21; 2 of 18 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 4 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£38,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.6 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2.9 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (16,000 jobs in 2024 against 5,567 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Crewe Sydney & Gateway sits in Cheshire East

  • Typical house price: 7th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East
  • Average household income: 3rd lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 30 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Crewe Sydney & Gateway

House prices: Crewe Sydney & Gateway against Cheshire East: This neighbourhood £42k (1995) to £195k (2026); Cheshire East £57k (1995) to £305k (2026).£75k£271k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£195kCheshire East£305k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cheshire East, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 30 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cheshire East, 5 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Residents aged 25 to 29
  • New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Air quality
  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Crewe Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 m in a straight line). About 21 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (97 to 109 min); Northern, Transport for Wales, Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry to Manchester Piccadilly (32 to 50 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Hungerford Primary Academy 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Mar 2025).
  • Nearest state secondary school Sir William Stanier School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Apr 2026).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Crewe Sydney & Gateway

What is the typical house price in Crewe Sydney & Gateway?

£177,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.

How does Crewe Sydney & Gateway compare with the rest of Cheshire East?

Typical house price: 7th lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 52 neighbourhoods in Cheshire East.

Is Crewe Sydney & Gateway an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Crewe Sydney & Gateway gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.21; 2 of 18 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Crewe Sydney & Gateway?

Crewe. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (840 m in a straight line). About 21 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (97 to 109 min); Northern, Transport for Wales, Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry to Manchester Piccadilly (32 to 50 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Crewe Sydney & Gateway?

Nearest state primary school. Hungerford Primary Academy. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Mar 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Sir William Stanier School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 (Apr 2026).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.