SK12 postcode area · Cheshire East

The SK12 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, High Peak, Stockport. Area Scores range from 41 to 99 across them. Every full SK12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SK12 district: Poynton East scores 100 out of 100 (#32 of 6,856 nationally) while New Mills East & Hayfield sits at 42 — neighbours on the map, 58 points apart on the index. 11 of the 13 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £255,000 in New Mills West & Furness Vale to £705,000 in Prestbury & Adlington — a 2.8× gap within the SK12 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Cheshire East, High Peak and Stockport — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,643a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime40per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)50
Owner-occupied82%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SK12 district

£435,000median home sold over the past year · +26.1% over 5 years · +4.2% over the year · 367 sales
Detached£545,000
Semi-detached£395,000
Terraced£300,000
Flat£183,500
Cheshire East£298,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Poynton EastCheshire East 32100 £450,000
Bramhall South & WoodfordStockport 10198 £581,500
Marple Bridge & MellorStockport 28696 £480,000
Prestbury & AdlingtonCheshire East 30796 £705,000
Poynton WestCheshire East 52692 £445,250
High LaneStockport 55392 £375,000
Disley & Lyme ParkCheshire East 70490 £373,000
Gawsworth & Macclesfield ForestCheshire East 1,30781 £470,000
Marple & Hawk GreenStockport 1,56177 £330,000
Whaley Bridge & ChinleyHigh Peak 1,60277 £327,500
New Mills West & Furness ValeHigh Peak 1,67876 £255,000
Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope ValleyHigh Peak 2,58962 £270,000
New Mills East & HayfieldHigh Peak 4,00842 £286,990

People living in SK12 Census 2021

Residents94,226
Median age (est.)50
Density146per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above42%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 30%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 7%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SK12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SK12 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SK12.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.