Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Crewe East at a glance

House prices
£180,000
Lower prices13th percentile
Schools
57th percentile
Middle
Transport
61st percentile
Middle
Crime rate
149.5 per 1,000 residents
Weak8th percentile
Flood risk
3.5% of the area in flood zones
Middle40th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Crewe East a good place to live?

Crewe East may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Cheshire East below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Crewe East

Crime rate

Crime rate
149.5 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
8th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Crewe East

House prices

Median sale price
£180,000
Percentile
13th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 151 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Crewe East

Schools

57th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Crewe East

Flood risk

3.5% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.5% of the area. That is the 40th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Crewe East

Transport

61st percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

Green spaceEnvironmentLocal lifeFamilyHealth

FAQs

Is Crewe East a good place to live?

Crewe East may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Crewe East safe?

Crewe East ranks in the 8th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Crewe East?

The median sale price was £180,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 13th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Crewe East?

Schools rank in the 57th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Crewe East?

Nearby public profiles include Crewe West in Cheshire East and Crewe North in Cheshire East.